VR and scents tested as Stress-Busters in new study
NCT ID NCT07395830
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test whether a virtual reality experience that includes relaxing scents can help lower stress in young adults. Forty participants will answer quiz questions in VR while researchers change the sounds and smells. The goal is to see how these sensory changes affect mental workload and stress levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multisensory virtual reality experience with relaxing aroma
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward better ways to manage stress using virtual reality and scents.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 40 people. It measures short-term reactions, not long-term stress relief, so results may not apply broadly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * must meet the required age. * must have corrected vision/hearing. Exclusion Criteria: * uncontrolled asthma. * uncontrolled odor-triggered migraines. * pregnancy state. * nasal congestion. * severe predisposition to dizziness in virtual reality.
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