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Evaluating a Mat-Based Biometric Vibration System for Sleep and Daily Recovery
Led by Florida International University · Updated on 2025-10-27
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
29 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn whether a low-frequency "kinetic wellness" mat (a comfortable mat that gently vibrates) can improve stress recovery, sleep quality, mood, and attention in healthy adults ages 18-45. The main questions it aims to answer are: * After 3 weeks, does regular use of the vibrating mat increase heart rate variability (a noninvasive marker of the body's ability to recover from stress) and improve sleep, mood, perceived stress, and anxiety compared with no mat use? * Do patterns of resting brain activity (measured with EEG) and heart rate variability (HRV) change from before to after the program, and are those changes related to each other? Researchers will compare two groups: an Experimental group that uses the vibrating mat at home for 3 weeks, and a Control group that does not use the mat. Participants are randomly assigned to a group. Participants will: * Attend two lab visits (\~60 min) for questionnaires, resting heart activity (HRV) and brain activity (EEG), and a brief attention test. * On 3-4 days per week for 3 weeks: * Experimental group: use the vibrating mat for 15 minutes while recording HRV. * Control group: lie quietly for 15 minutes while recording HRV. * Both groups: record HRV for 15 minutes before bedtime and 15 minutes after waking on those same days. * Both groups: complete quick check-ins on feelings (after sessions and the next morning) and log caffeine/alcohol, exercise, and medications.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluating a Mat-Based Biometric Vibration System for Sleep and Daily Recovery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults 18-45 years old
- Able to provide written informed consent
- Apparently healthy and free of unstable cardiovascular, neurological, or psychiatric conditions
- Cleared for low-to-moderate intensity whole-body vibration while lying down
- Willing and able to comply with study procedures including lab visits and home sessions
- Willing to avoid caffeine, alcohol, and strenuous exercise for 24 hours before each lab visit
- Able to lie supine for 15 minutes and follow instructions for the heart rate variability device
You will not qualify if you...
- Implanted electronic medical devices such as pacemakers or neurostimulators
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure or severe balance disorders
- Current substance dependence
- Taking medications that strongly affect autonomic function or sleep (e.g., beta-blockers, antiarrhythmics, sedatives, certain antidepressants)
- Diagnosed neurological or psychiatric disorders that greatly affect emotional or autonomic regulation
- Prior extensive experience with vibration therapies
- Any condition that contraindicates vibration exposure or prevents safe participation, including inability to lie down for 15 minutes
- Unwillingness to avoid starting new structured exercise or relaxation programs during the study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Florida International University, Biscaney Bay Campus
Miami, Florida, United States, 33181
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Research Team
M
Marcelo Bigliassi, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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