Promoting wellbeing, quality of life and health Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Randomisation by a computer-generated list to:
Experimental: a museum visit, a semi-free visit to the FLR Museum exhibition halls
Placebo comparator: a “neutral” experience in the FLR Museum non-exhib
Sponsors
Fondazione Luigi Rovati (FLR)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-30 years, all genders and self-identified as healthy 2. Fluent in Italian 3. Able to understand the study aim and to adhere to the study protocol procedures, and having signed an Informed Consent Form prior to the initiation of the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Have already visited the FLR Museum venue
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in the mean UCL Museum Wellbeing Measure, specifically the Positive Wellbeing Umbrella Generic, before and after the experience | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Anxiety state evaluated by the STAI Y-1 before and after the experience 2. Neurophysiological parameters measured by EEG throughout the experience 3. Emotional activation measured by Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) throughout the experience 4. Blood pressure and heart rate measured before and after the experience by the OMRON EVOLV Automatic Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor 5. Heart rate variability (HRV) measured throughout the experience by the Shimmer3 GSR+ wrist device capturing an Optical Pulse/PPG (Photoplethysmogram) signal 6. Salivary levels of neuroendocrine stress hormones and biomarkers of catecholamines release measured before and after the experience. Saliva was collected using a SALIVETTE® device (SARSTEDT, Numbrecht, Netherlands) and analysed by commercially available kits. | — |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Public ContactLucio Rovati
Outcome results
None listed