THE EFFECT OF THE GRAPHIC STIMULATION PROGRAM, G-FORCE, ON STRESS

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 压力可能是许多慢性病的起因和不良结局的重要因素。因此，有必要确定与“现实生活”相关并可应用于“现实生活”的各种缓解压力的方法。有几条证据表明，视觉输入可能具有减轻压力的能力，PIS PSU的顾问之一奥古斯丁博士一直在使用视觉刺激程序G-Force来治疗一系列心理疾病，包括压力管理。这项随机的初步研究将探索G-Force是否有能力促进从心理社会应激源中恢复。具体地说，假设G-Force将具有缓解健康志愿者对标准化应激任务的应激反应的能力。压力反应的大小将通过唾液皮质醇、心血管(心率、收缩压和舒张压)监测和问卷调查来测量。我们将从宾夕法尼亚州立大学寻找30名健康的男性本科生参加这项研究，分配到G-Force或对照条件将是随机的。数据将使用多变量方差分析进行分析。虽然这项初步的初步研究侧重于G-Force在健康受试者中的益处，但人们希望积极的数据将允许未来的研究将其用作受压力影响的慢性疾病患者的压力管理工具，如糖尿病。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Stress can be a significant contributor in the causation of and poor outcomes in a number of chronic diseases. Therefore, there is a need to identify various methods of stress mitigation that are relevant to and can be applied in "real life". Several lines of evidence suggest that visual input may have the ability to reduce stress and one of the PIs PSU advisors, Dr. Augustine, has been using the visual stimulation program, G-Force, in treating a range of psychological conditions including in stress management. This randomized pilot study will explore whether G-Force has the ability to enhance recovery from a psychosocial stressor. Specifically it is hypothesized that G-Force will have the ability to mitigate the stress response to a standardized stress task in healthy volunteers. Magnitude of the stress response will be measured through salivary cortisol, cardiovascular (heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressures) monitoring and through questionnaires. We will seek thirty healthy male undergraduates from the Pennsylvania State University to volunteer to participate in this study and assignment to the G-Force or control condition will be random. Data will be analyzed using multivariate ANOVA. Though this initial pilot study is focused on the benefits of G-Force in healthy subjects, it is hoped that positive data will allow for future studies using this as a stress management tool in patients of chronic diseases affected by stress, such as diabetes.