Study on Reducing Stress in Adults Using Virtual Reality and Binaural Beats in a Non-Clinical Setting

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are investigating how relaxation techniques involving virtual reality and binaural beats affect stress in healthy adults. This study is a non-clinical part of the larger DESTRESS research program, focusing on adults without medical conditions or treatments. It aims to understand these relaxation methods effects on physiological and psychological stress markers outside of a clinical setting. Participants are randomly assigned to one of five groups experiencing virtual reality natural environments with or without binaural beats, listening to natural soundscapes with or without binaural beats, or completing control activities without relaxation interventions. Each participant takes part in a single session lasting about 30 minutes, during which their physiological responses and self-reported stress levels are recorded. During the session, researchers measure heart rate variability and electrodermal activity continuously using non-invasive sensors. Participants also complete questionnaires and cognitive tests before and after the session to assess stress, anxiety, and cognitive flexibility. The study focuses on changes occurring within this single 30-minute period to evaluate the feasibility and potential stress-reducing effects of these relaxation approaches.

Decreasing Stress Via Virtual Reality and Binaural Beats in Non-Clinical Adults