The health promoting potential of nature experiences in virtual reality

GreenVR - Developing and validating health-promoting VR systems

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14275608

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-28

Start date

2020-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-09-19

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Conditions

Wellbeing Not Applicable

Interventions

Treatment conditions: The participants will undergo a 10-minutes self-paced walk on a manually driven treadmill whilst being exposed to either a 360° video or a 3D-model representing a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >18 years old 2. Normal or corrected to normal vision 3. Limited experience with VR (less than monthly use) 4. No previous diagnosis of balance impairments

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Limited understanding of Norwegian language

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Affect (Physical activity affect scale, PAAS) measured at pre-exposure and post-exposure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. LTEQ: Leisure time exercise questionnaire measured at baseline 2. GE-INT: Future green exercise intention measured at baseline and post-exposure 3. N-connect: Connectedness with nature scale measured at baseline and post-exposure 4. PAAS: Physical activity affect scale measured at baseline, pre-exposure and post-exposure 5. Blood pressure (BP, measured using a semi-automatic sphygmomanometer) for 5 min at baseline, pre-exposure and post-exposure 6. Enjoyment (Single-item scale) measured at post-exposure 7. Perceived exertion (Ratings of perceived exertion, RPE) measured at post-exposure 8. Cyber sickness (Simulator-sickness questionnaire) measured at post-exposure 9. Presence (Presence see scale) measured at post-exposure 10. Perceived environmental restorativeness (Perceived restorativeness scale, PRS) measured at post-exposure 11. Walking speed (measured by the treadmill) for a 10 min period during exposure 12. Heart rate (continuous monitoring during walking) for a 10 min period during exposure	—

Measure

Time frame

1. LTEQ: Leisure time exercise questionnaire measured at baseline 2. GE-INT: Future green exercise intention measured at baseline and post-exposure 3. N-connect: Connectedness with nature scale measured at baseline and post-exposure 4. PAAS: Physical activity affect scale measured at baseline, pre-exposure and post-exposure 5. Blood pressure (BP, measured using a semi-automatic sphygmomanometer) for 5 min at baseline, pre-exposure and post-exposure 6. Enjoyment (Single-item scale) measured at post-exposure 7. Perceived exertion (Ratings of perceived exertion, RPE) measured at post-exposure 8. Cyber sickness (Simulator-sickness questionnaire) measured at post-exposure 9. Presence (Presence see scale) measured at post-exposure 10. Perceived environmental restorativeness (Perceived restorativeness scale, PRS) measured at post-exposure 11. Walking speed (measured by the treadmill) for a 10 min period during exposure 12. Heart rate (continuous monitoring during walking) for a 10 min period during exposure

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Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026