The relaxing effect by viewing images of natural environment

The relaxing effect by viewing images of natural environment - The relaxing effect by viewing images of natural environment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000041123

Enrollment

Registered

2020-07-20

Start date

2020-07-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Images of the natural environment such as forest, countryside, etc. are presented on a 27-inch high-resolution display for 3 minutes. Images of artificial environments such as cities are presented on

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Age is 20 to 29 at the time of obtaining consent. 2) Regardless of gender. 3) A person who, after receiving a sufficient explanation before participating in this research, has a sufficient understanding and provided informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Those who are currently suffering from a mental illness or are currently undergoing medical examination (including those who are scheduled to undergo medical examination) by self-declaration. 2) Staff of our department who receive the personnel evaluation directly by the principal investigator of this study. 3) Those who are judged to be unsuitable as research subjects by the researcher in charge of the experimental sessions (for example, those who have participated in the pilot study of this research).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) Current mood evaluated by the visual analog scale 2) Brain activation as evaluated by NIRS during image viewing	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Comparison of heart rate and heart rate variability when viewing images of natural vs artificial environments 2) Identification of brain regions closely related to the relaxing effects of viewing images in the natural environment 3) The influence of personal characteristics such as mental health states and cognitive functions on the effect of viewing the image in the natural environment and the identification of its neural basis (eg, the more severe the depression, the greater the effect of viewing the image in the natural environment. ) 4) Relationships among other personal characteristics	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Comparison of heart rate and heart rate variability when viewing images of natural vs artificial environments 2) Identification of brain regions closely related to the relaxing effects of viewing images in the natural environment 3) The influence of personal characteristics such as mental health states and cognitive functions on the effect of viewing the image in the natural environment and the identification of its neural basis (eg, the more severe the depression, the greater the effect of viewing the image in the natural environment. ) 4) Relationships among other personal characteristics

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactChong Chen

Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience

brain@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp0836222255

Outcome results