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Feasibility of Collecting Stress Biomarkers Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness

NCT04004520 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2022-07-13

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Summary

The study will examine changes in acute stress (biological and psychological) via salivary cortisol and alpha amylase levels as well as survey measures of self-reported anxiety in response to either (a) a free online guided mindfulness meditation available at (https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations); (b) a guided mindfulness meditation via virtual reality (https://guidedmeditationvr.com/) or (c) a virtual reality platform of historic photographs and written narratives (https://lookingglassvr.com/). Participants will also complete an interviewer administered survey to measure sociodemographic factors, mental and physical health status, substance use, and medication use and provide a hair sample to measure cortisol.

Conditions

  • Stress, Physiological

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality with Meditation

The Guided Meditation Virtual Reality is a mindfulness meditation app provided on a virtual reality platform that includes a 10 minute audio meditation for relaxation along with a 3D visualization of natural settings (e.g. forest, beach, mountain).

BEHAVIORAL

Audio Control

The UCLA Mindful App is an audio only mindfulness meditation for relaxation called Breath, Sound, Body Meditation that is 12 minutes in length.

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual reality Control

The Looking Glass Virtual Reality is a stereographic 3D photo viewer provided on a virtual reality platform featuring photos from around the world dating back to approximately a century ago that participants will view for 10 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ohio State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jodi L Ford, PhD · Ohio State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-24
Primary Completion
2019-08-08
Completion
2019-08-19

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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