Submitted by A.J. Wilby on Wed, 28/05/2025 - 14:05
Research Participants Wanted (£10/hr)
The Health Neuroscience Lab in the Department 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.
Alternatively, you can ask questions and/or register an interest by contacting Benjamin Cook or Grace Leung via email at bc594@medschl.cam.ac.uk or ysl40@medschl.cam.ac.uk