The Effective of Immersive Virtual Reality Distraction on Memory: Study 1

NCT07172230 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: VRAnalgesia2025a
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 16
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The effect of virtual reality on memory.

Conditions

Healthy Participants

Keywords

Virtual reality amnesia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Word Recall

  Free immediate recall of each word study list, after each list

  begin 15 seconds after the last word

• Distraction

  Participants subjective ratings of how distracted they were in each condition

  Measured immediately after the free recall of word list 2

Study Arms (2)

Immersive virtual reality

EXPERIMENTAL

VR

Behavioral: Immersive Virtual Reality

No VR

OTHER

No distraction during word list

Behavioral: No distraction Control condition

Interventions

Immersive Virtual Reality BEHAVIORAL

Immersive VR

Immersive virtual reality

No distraction Control condition BEHAVIORAL

No VR during word list study phase

No VR

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Currently enrolled in a course at the University of Washington Psychology Dept., participating in the University of Washington (UW) Psychology subject pool
• Able to read, write and comprehend English
• Able to complete study measures
• Willing to follow our UW approved instructions
• years of age or older

You may not qualify if:

• Not enrolled in a course at the University of Washington Psychology Dept., not participating in the UW Psychology subject pool
• Not be able to read, write and comprehend English
• Younger than 18 years of age.
• Not capable of completing measures
• Not capable of indicating pain intensity,
• Not capable of filling out study measures,
• Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness,
• Seizure history,
• Unusual sensitivity or lack of sensitivity to pain,
• Sensitive skin,
• Sensitive feet
• Migraines
• Diabetes

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Washington: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Hoffman HG, Fontenot MR, Garcia-Palacios A, Greenleaf WJ, Alhalabi W, Curatolo M, Flor H. Adding tactile feedback increases avatar ownership and makes virtual reality more effective at reducing pain in a randomized crossover study. Sci Rep. 2023 May 22;13(1):7915. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-31038-4.

  PMID: 37217536 RESULT

Related Links

• website about VR analgesia

Study Officials

• Hunter Hoffman, PhD

  University of Washington

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director, Virtual Reality Research Center at the Human Photonics Lab; Research Scientist:Dept of Mechanical Engineering

Model Details: One within-subject randomized studies will be conducted in healthy adults. In Study 1 (n=16), participants will complete immediate free recall after hearing a 15-word list during No VR versus during immersive VR.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 3, 2025
• First Posted: September 15, 2025
• Study Start: May 31, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 6, 2024
• Study Completion: November 6, 2024
• Last Updated: September 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Time Frame: De-identified summarized aggregated data will be available upon publication in a peer reviewed journal until 2030
• Access Criteria: summarized aggregate data will be made available upon reasonable request by e-mailing the primary contact.

Locations

US (1)