Three-dimensional Virtual Reality and Hands-on Aromatherapy

Mental Health Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of a Combination of Three-dimensional Virtual Reality and Hands-on Aromatherapy in Improving Institutionalized Older Adults' Psychological Health

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04324216
• Other study ID #: 201903HM012
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: March 2020
• Source: National Taiwan Normal University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A quasi-experimental trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of this combination in promoting happiness, perceived stress, sleep quality, experience on meditation, and life satisfaction among institutionalized older adults in Taiwan.

Description:

Background: In Taiwan, which has one of the most rapidly aging populations in the world, it is becoming increasingly critical to promote successful aging strategies that are effective, easily usable, and acceptable to institutionalized older adults. Although many practitioners and professionals have explored aromatherapy and identified its positive psychological benefits, the effectiveness of a combination of 3D virtual reality and hands-on aromatherapy remains unknown.

Objectives: A quasi-experimental trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of this combination in promoting happiness, perceived stress, sleep quality, experience on meditation, and life satisfaction among institutionalized older adults in Taiwan.

Methods: Sixty institutionalized elderly participants underwent the combination program or were in a control group. Weekly two-hour sessions were implemented for 9 weeks. The outcome variables were happiness perceived, stress, sleep quality, experience on meditation, and life satisfaction, which were assessed at baseline, and after the intervention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• An ability to understand verbal instructions

• An ability to provide simple responses

• An ability to operate a joystick freely with at least one hand

Exclusion Criteria:

• A history of severe psychiatric conditions;

• Dementia

• Significant visual or hearing impairment;

• Marked upper motor difficulties that could affect the participants' ability to participate in the study

• Currently suffering from severe illnesses, e.g., stroke and Parkinson disease.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Health

Intervention

Other:
• 3D virtual reality and hands-on aromatherapy
Participants will receive 8-session 3DVR aroma therapy activities. Each session was delivered over 2 hours once a week, and at each session, the participant received hands-on guidance for preparing an aromatherapy product that they could use for the next seven days.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Taiwan Normal University	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan Normal University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Happiness	The Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) was used to measure happiness. The OHI consists of 29 items, Each item was scored on a Likert-type scale of 1-4, with higher scores indicating a higher level of happiness.	nine weeks
Primary	Perceived stress	The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) consists of 14 items. Each item was scored on a Likert-type scale that ranged from 0 (never) to four (very often). With higher scores indicating a higher level of stress.	nine week
Primary	Sleep quality	The Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) was consists of 14 items. Each item was scored on a Likert-type scale that ranged from 1 to 4, with higher scores indicating a lower level of sleep quality.	nine weeks
Primary	Experience on meditation	A shortened version of the 10-item Experience on meditation (EOM-EL). Each item was scored on a Likert-type scale of 1-5, with higher scores indicating a higher level of experience on meditation.	nine weeks
Primary	Life satisfaction	This scale is a short-form version containing 10 items from the 20-item Life Satisfaction Index A (LSIA). The response options for scoring were 0 indicating "Disagree" and 1 indicating "Agree". The total raw scores ranged from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating a higher level of life satisfaction.	nine weeks