VEARS: Effects of Natural Sounds on Attention Restoration in Virtual Reality
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study aims to examine whether listening to natural sounds in a noisy virtual reality environment compared to no natural sounds influences physiological markers.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
The investigators hypothesize that listening to natural sounds has restorative effects on attention by supporting greater use of involuntary attention. This generates the prediction that exposure to natural sounds in the context of a noisy environment will have greater restorative effects on attention (i.e., physiological) as compared to the control group (exposed to noise only). Individual differences (i.e., age, gender, caffeine and food intake, body mass index, skin temperature, noise sensitivity, sleep quality, baseline physiology and behavioural performance) will be examined and accounted for.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Active Comparator: VR Simulated Outdoor Environment Exposure to recorded outdoor environmental sounds |
Other: No masking sound
Prerecorded environmental noise but no masking sounds played from headphones
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Experimental: VR Simulated Outdoor Environment with Masking Sounds Exposure to recorded outdoor environmental sounds augmented with masking sounds |
Other: Masking Sound
Prerecorded environmental noise and masking sounds played from headphones
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in Heart Rate Variability [1 day (during fatiguing task and sound intervention)]
Electrocardiograph (Change)
- Change in Fatigue State Questionnaire [baseline, up to 2 mins after fatiguing task and up to 2 mins after sound intervention]
Change in Fatigue State Questionnaire Score
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Singapore-based
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Non-clinical
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18-35years
Exclusion Criteria:
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Individuals with hearing difficulties or failing to meet the minimal threshold for normal hearing
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Individuals with a history of ear, developmental, neurological, or psychiatric disorder
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Cultural Science Innovations, Nanyang Technological University | Singapore | Singapore | 639798 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Nanyang Technological University
- National Research Foundation, Singapore
- Ministry of National Development, Singapore
- Housing and Development Board, Singapore
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- COT-V4-2020-1-S005