PROJECT RESET

Relaxation Environment to reduce Stress in Teens

PROJECT RESET ENROLLMENT CLOSED

RESeT Usability Pilot Study 2021

45 Seattle-area teens are testing our novel RESeT VR environment

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RESET: RELAXATION ENVIRONMENT TO REDUCE STRESS IN TEENS

PURPOSE

The purpose of Project RESeT is to design and pilot a novel VR relaxation environment for teens. Our hypothesis is that the RESeT environment will reduce adolescent stress. We anticipate findings from this study will be used in the design of a full-scale clinical trial to test the efficacy of RESeT.

DESIGN

The RESeT pilot study uses a prospective single group design to determine RESeT usability and preliminary efficacy.

STUDY TEAM

Elin Björling, Principal Investigator

UW Human-Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE)

Jennifer Sonney, Co-Principal Investigator

UW School of Nursing

Graduate Students

Sofia Rodriguez, BS, HCDE Graduate Student
Nora Carr, BSN, RN, CCRN, HCDE Graduate Student

FUNDING

This pilot project is supported through the University of Washington ALACRITY Center which is funded through the NIH/NIMH National Institutes of Health grant number P50MH115837.

PRELIMINARY FINDINGS

Pilot Data

Bjorline, E.A., Sonney, J., Rodriguez, S., Carr, N., Zade, H., & Moon, S.H. (in press). Exploring the effect of a nature-based virtual reality environment on stress in adolescents. Frontiers in Virtual Reality. doi: 10.3389/frvir.2022.831026

VR Study Protocol

Sonney, J., Bjorling, E.A., Rodriguez, S., & Carr, N. (2021). Pivoting to “no contact”: Implementing a virtual reality relaxation home study for teens amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Pediatric Health Care.