Feasibility of VR Construction Simulations for Detecting Sleep-Related Impairments
Oregon Health and Science University
Summary
The goal of this study is to learn whether virtual reality (VR) construction tasks can detect performance changes associated with prior sleep, and to determine the extent to which these changes can be distinguished from interacting repetitively with VR itself.
Description
After passing a physical assessment and psychological screen, up to 12 participants will be enrolled. Ahead of each 8-hour in-laboratory assessment, participants will be asked to participate in a 1-week at-home monitoring period while continuing with their regular sleep/wake schedule. During this at-home assessment participants will be asked to wear an ActiGraph to objectively assess sleep and complete daily sleep diaries and call into a time-stamped voice-mailbox when going to bed and getting out of bed to confirm sleep/wake times. Participants will be asked to refrain from any alcohol, subst…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 21–49 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Fluent in English * Tolerate virtual reality system Exclusion Criteria: * Recent shiftwork * Recent travel across time zones (\>2 in last month) * Underlying health conditions (high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, heart attack, heart failure, angioplasty, heart surgery, etc.) * Use of nicotine products such as tobacco or e-cigarettes * Use of illicit drugs in the past year * Pregnancy * Sleep disorders (obstructive sleep apnea)
Interventions
- OtherConstruction Virtual Reality Stress Challenges
Participants will be randomly assigned to a laboratory visit that will contain construction virtual reality stress challenges.
- OtherNo Construction Virtual Reality Stress Challenges
Participants will be randomly assigned to a laboratory visit that will not contain construction virtual reality stress challenges.
Location
- Oregon Health and Science UniversityPortland, Oregon