Ignite Creation Date:
2024-05-06 @ 6:54 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 2:57 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05828329
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-07-11
First Post:
2023-03-29
Brief Title:
Virtual Reality to Cope With Academic Stress
Sponsor:
University of the Balearic Islands
Organization:
University of the Balearic Islands
Study Overview
Official Title:
Virtual Reality to Cope With Academic Exams Effects on Stress and Academic Performance in Physiotherapy and Nursing Students of University of the Balearic Islands
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-07
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The new technologies may facilitate the teaching-learning process through the ubiquitous and active approach However stress from academic exams remains being high among undergraduate students Although new technologies could be useful to simulate and control academic stressful situations through immersive virtual reality no studies to date have evaluated its effectiveness This study is designed to evaluate the effects of a virtual reality program to visualize stressful academic situations like exams on the level of psychological and physiological stress and academic performance of Physiotherapy and Nursing undergraduate students To this end an experimental study with two experimental groups and one control group is designed experimental group 1 EG1 will complete a 4-weeks program of guided visualization of exams through immersive virtual reality experimental group 2 EG2 will complete a 4-weeks program of traditional guided visualization of exams through audio control group CG will not receive any visualization program as the most habitual strategy to cope with exams among students Before and after the intervention period all students will fulfill an online questionnaire to inform about their level of academic stress SISCO inventory and perceived stress from the last month Perceived Stress Scale Also just before starting the exam they will have been visualizing level of stress 0 to 10 points blood pressure mmHg maximal heart rate ppm and salivary cortisol level will be assessed in all students Qualifications of the exam will be also collected Intra-group differences and between-group differences at post-intervention time will be obtained
Detailed Description:
As eligibility criteria participants should be enrolled in at least 80 of subjects of an usual academic course during the year in which the study is carrying out and not to have previous experience in similar guided visualization to cope with stressful situations
Intervention of EG1 The 4-weeks program with virtual reality will consist of a 30-minutes guided visualization session through virtual reality glasses two sessions per week Students will visualize a 360ยบ video that simulates the entire experience of an exam from first person perspective
Intervention of EG2 The 4-weeks program of traditional visualization will consist of a 30-minutes traditional guided visualization session by listening only the part of the audio used for EG1
CG will not receive any intervention as the most used strategy to cope with exams among students After finishing the study this group will receive the same program that EG1 or EG2 received if they are interested
The main outcomes will be the intra-group and between-group changes in the level of academic stress and the perceived stress from the last month Also between-group differences in the level of stress 0 to 10 points arterial tension mmHg maximal heart rate ppm and salivary cortisol level just before exams
As secondary outcomes between-group differences in qualifications of exams that they will have been visualizing will be also considered it will be taken into account their average qualifications in the degree
Intervention of EG1 The 4-weeks program with virtual reality will consist of a 30-minutes guided visualization session through virtual reality glasses two sessions per week Students will visualize a 360ยบ video that simulates the entire experience of an exam from first person perspective
Intervention of EG2 The 4-weeks program of traditional visualization will consist of a 30-minutes traditional guided visualization session by listening only the part of the audio used for EG1
CG will not receive any intervention as the most used strategy to cope with exams among students After finishing the study this group will receive the same program that EG1 or EG2 received if they are interested
The main outcomes will be the intra-group and between-group changes in the level of academic stress and the perceived stress from the last month Also between-group differences in the level of stress 0 to 10 points arterial tension mmHg maximal heart rate ppm and salivary cortisol level just before exams
As secondary outcomes between-group differences in qualifications of exams that they will have been visualizing will be also considered it will be taken into account their average qualifications in the degree
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None