NCT07395830

Effects of a Multisensory VR Experience on Stress and User Experience

Effects of a Multisensory VR Experience on Stress and User Experience: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidad de Zaragoza · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study explicitly tests a multisensory virtual reality experience that combines visual, auditory, and olfactory channels to modulate the stress response in young adults. In addition to visual and auditory stimulation, the study also assesses whether a relaxing olfactory stimulus attenuates this effect. The environment and task remain constant (constant visuals); auditory and olfactory elements are varied. Objective. To evaluate the main effects of varying auditory and olfactory stimuli, as well as their interaction, on variables related to the performance of a quiz-type task in virtual reality.

Conditions

• To Evaluate the Main Effects of Varying Auditory Stimuli
• To Evaluate the Main Effects of Varying Olfactory Stimuli

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Relaxing aroma and state of stress/calm	A 2×2 randomized design is used. The Aroma condition is between subjects (relaxing aroma vs. no aroma) (experimental group and control group). The Mode condition is within each group and consists of two blocks: Stress and Calm. The order of the blocks is counterbalanced (Stress-Calm/Calm-Stress): half of the participants experience Stress first and then Calm, and the other half in the reverse order.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-10
• Primary completion: 2026-04-01
• Completion: 2026-05-01
• First posted: 2026-02-09
• Last updated: 2026-02-10