Status: Recruiting
Assessing the Acute Effects of Virtual Reality Interventions on Stress
A Four-Arm RCT, testing the acute effects of a Virtual Reality (VR)- based slow-paced breathing intervention on subjective and physiological markers of stress. The investigator hypothesize that combining slow breathing with immersive, mystical-type VR elements will result in the greatest stress reduction.
Participants needed: 120
Trial details
Age: 18-35Biological sex: AllType: InterventionalSponsor: Prof. Dominique de Quervain, MDUpdated: Apr 28, 2026Locations: 1
Eligibility criteria
> 60 points on the PSQ-30 out of a maximum 120-point scale in the screening [+3]
A current diagnosis of psychiatric disorders (self-reported) [+5]