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Decreasing Stress Via Virtual Reality and Binaural Beats in Non-Clinical Adults
Led by Heart and Brain Research Group, Germany · Updated on 2026-03-13
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
18 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study is a non-clinical substudy conducted within the DESTRESS research program (NCT05036538), which investigates the effects of relaxation interventions on physiological and psychological parameters. While the main DESTRESS trial focuses on cardiac surgical patients, this additional study arm examines the same interventions in a non-clinical adult population under controlled conditions, independent of disease-, surgery-, or medication-related influences. Participants are randomly assigned to one of several experimental conditions and take part in a single approximately 30-minute session. Depending on group allocation, the session may include exposure to natural soundscapes, natural soundscapes combined with binaural beats, virtual reality-based natural environments, virtual reality combined with binaural beats, or a control condition without a relaxation intervention. The primary aim of the DESTUD-Study is to assess the feasibility and potential stress-reducing effects of these non-pharmacological relaxation approaches in a non-clinical setting and to support the interpretation of findings from the clinical DESTRESS trial. Physiological responses, including heart rate variability and electrodermal activity, as well as self-reported stress measures, are collected before, during and after the conditions.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Decreasing Stress Via Virtual Reality and Binaural Beats in Non-Clinical Adults
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 18 years or older
- Ability to understand study procedures and provide written informed consent
- Sufficient proficiency in the German language to complete questionnaires and follow study instructions
- Willingness to participate in a single approximately 60-minute study session
You will not qualify if you...
- Current or history of neurological or psychiatric disorders that may interfere with data collection (e.g., dementia, major depressive disorder, stroke, epilepsy)
- Severe visual or hearing impairments that would limit the use of virtual reality equipment or headphones
- History of adverse reactions to virtual reality
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Kerckhoff-Clinic
Bad Nauheim, Germany, 61231
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Research Team
M
Marius Butz, PhD, M.Sc.
CONTACT
R
Rolf Meyer, M.Sc.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
FACTORIAL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
5
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