This study is NOT currently recruiting participants.
Number
20-NR-0124
Sponsoring Institute
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Recruitment Detail
Type: No longer recruiting/follow-up only Gender: Male & Female Min Age: 18 Max Age: 75
Referral Letter Required
No
Population Exclusion(s)
None
Keywords
Emotional Regulation; Cognitive Interference; Planning; Behavioral Regulation; Stress Impact on Cognition; Natural History
Recruitment Keyword(s)
Condition(s)
Cognitive Fatigue
Investigational Drug(s)
Investigational Device(s)
Intervention(s)
Supporting Site
National Institute of Nursing Research
Immersive virtual reality (VR) technology is used by researchers to measure how people respond to complex stimuli in a controlled environment. Cognitive fatigue (CF) can result in serious consequences such as mistakes and accidents. Researchers want to see if VR can be used to learn more about CF.
Objective:
To test the user experience of a VR program designed to study individual differences in the susceptibility to develop CF in healthy people while performing activities of daily living.
Eligibility:
Healthy adults ages 18-75 from the Washington Metropolitan area
Design:
Participants will be screened with questions about their health and medical history.
The VR program simulates a real-world grocery shopping environment. Participants will be given a shopping task.
Participants will be seated. They will wear a head-mounted display (HMD) for 1.5 hours. The device is worn on the head. It presents images to the eyes. Eye-tracking data may be collected through the HMD.
The following will happen in the VR environment:
-Participants will be seated at a kitchen table. They will complete a pillbox task 2 times.
-Participants will be placed in a small grocery store. They will be trained how to use the controllers to shop.
-Participants will appear to be seated in front of a screen. They will be shown how to answer questions about how tired they feel and if the tasks are hard to do.
-Participants will be placed in a large grocery store. They will complete a shopping task.
Participants will complete surveys. They will also answer questions about the VR experience.
Participants will have 1 or 2 study visits. It will last 3-4 hours total.
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INCLUSION CRITERIA: Male or female participant aged 18-75 Willingness to complete study procedures Willing to provide feedback about VR experiences Able to provide his/her own consent EXCLUSION CRITERIA Not fluent in English Any impairment in visual functioning (e.g., 3-d depth perception, visual acuity, oculomotor control) not corrected with lenses Eye pain or iritis Susceptibility to photogenic seizures and/or diagnosis of seizure disorder Inability to use hands to manipulate objects Diagnosis of a neurological condition Diagnosis of a sleep disorder Current treatment for chronic physical pain, migraines, any diagnosis of a clinical condition associated with cognitive or physical fatigue (e.g. multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, etc.) Any history of acquired brain injury Current cold/flu symptoms NINR employee/staff or subordinate, relative, and/or co-worker of NINR employee/staff or a study investigator. For phase 2, participation in phase 1
Male or female participant aged 18-75
Willingness to complete study procedures
Willing to provide feedback about VR experiences
Able to provide his/her own consent
EXCLUSION CRITERIA
Not fluent in English
Any impairment in visual functioning (e.g., 3-d depth perception, visual acuity, oculomotor control) not corrected with lenses
Eye pain or iritis
Susceptibility to photogenic seizures and/or diagnosis of seizure disorder
Inability to use hands to manipulate objects
Diagnosis of a neurological condition
Diagnosis of a sleep disorder
Current treatment for chronic physical pain, migraines, any diagnosis of a clinical condition associated with cognitive or physical fatigue (e.g. multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, etc.)
Any history of acquired brain injury
Current cold/flu symptoms
NINR employee/staff or subordinate, relative, and/or co-worker of NINR employee/staff or a study investigator.
For phase 2, participation in phase 1
Principal Investigator
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