Acute Stress Recovery

Summary

The proposed study aims to evaluate whether different features of a relaxation room affect how individuals recover from acute stress. This study will use a unique methodology to capture participants' physiological and behavioral measures through a combination of non-invasive technologies, including wearables devices, active sensors, cognitive tasks, and/or subjective questionnaires. Participants will perform a stress induction task, after which they will rest in a relaxation room. Physiological measures and cognitive performance will be recorded throughout the experiment to determine whether features of the relaxation room promote recovery after acute stress. Identifying the occurrence of stress and ways to potentially reduce the effects of stress could lead to novel interventions for helping individuals reduce work-related stress.

Conditions

• Stress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

MindBreaks - Audio-visual

A "MindBreaks" room is designed to deliver short, effective, and restorative breaks to help increase energy, reduce stress, enhance mood, improve focus, and boost performance. For this intervention, the MindBreaks room will contain visual and auditory stimuli.

BEHAVIORAL

MindBreaks - Auditory-only

A "MindBreaks" room is designed to deliver short, effective, and restorative breaks to help increase energy, reduce stress, enhance mood, improve focus, and boost performance. For this intervention, the MindBreaks room will contain only auditory stimuli.

BEHAVIORAL

MindBreaks - Visual-only

A "MindBreaks" room is designed to deliver short, effective, and restorative breaks to help increase energy, reduce stress, enhance mood, improve focus, and boost performance. For this intervention, the MindBreaks room will contain only visual stimuli.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mayo Clinic

  collaborator OTHER

• Delos Living LLC

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Well Living Lab, Inc.

  lead INDUSTRY

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-12-02

Primary Completion

2022-12-31

Completion

2023-06-01

Countries

• United States

Study Locations