Immersive Technology and Virtual Reality as a Health Support Tool in a Residence for the Elderly

Aging Well Clinical Trial

Official title:

Development and Validation of Sports Facilities in a Supportive Environment to Improve the Well-being of the Elderly

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06117319
• Other study ID #: RD-277_VR and elderly
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 27, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: TOPMED
• Contact: Édith Martin
• Phone: 4187801301
• Email: emartin[@]topmed.ca
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn more about the potential for using virtual reality in older adults living in residences for elderly to maintain health (physical activity, cognitive activity, social behaviors). The main questions it aims to answer are:

• To what extent can virtual reality be a tool to support health in older adults?

• What are the support needs of older adults in learning to use this immersive technology?

Participants are invited to complete 5 training sessions on the use of a virtual reality headset. At the beginning and end of each session, participants will complete a questionnaire on their perception of their experience. During the sessions, the participants are asked to test games that mobilize the upper limbs. Two learning modalities are set up in two separate groups. These modalities aim to test two different support formulas in order to compare the support needs of the elderly in the use and integration of virtual reality to support the activities and health of this population.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: October 15, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 64 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Independent person living in the sponsor's retirement home

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a pacemaker

• Being at risk for epilepsy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging Well

Intervention

Other:
• Individual assistance Virtual reality training sessions
5 virtual reality training sessions where feedback will be provided to each individual by the research team
• Collective assistance Virtual reality training sessions
4 virtual reality training sessions where feedback will be provided to the whole group by the research team and 1 session where feedback will be individual.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Edith Martin	Quebec

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
TOPMED	Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada, SEC Fonds Immobilier Groupe Maurice

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Learning of virtual reality tasks	Total score on 43 different tasks using a 5 point scale for each task(impossible, help, delay, alone, direct scored from 0 to 4 respectively) .	During each 45 minutes intervention session, up to 6 weeks
Primary	Ease	measurement of the perception of ease using a 5 point scale (higher score means higher ease during the session)	Immediately after each 45 minutes intervention session, up to 6 weeks
Primary	Sense of control: measurement of the participants' sense of control using a scale from 1 to 5	measurement of the perception of sense of control using a 5 point scale (higher score means higher sens of control during the session)	Immediately after each 45 minutes intervention session, up to 6 weeks
Primary	Satisfaction with supervision	measurement of the perception of satisfaction using a 5 point scale (higher score means higher satisfaction during the session)	Immediately after each 45 minutes intervention session, up to 6 weeks
Secondary	Stress Level at the start of the session	measurement of the participants' stress level using a scale from 1 to 5 (higher score means higher stress during the session)	Immediately before each 45 minutes intervention session, up to 6 weeks
Secondary	Desire to play virtual reality games	measurement of the participants' desire to play using an opening question	Immediately before and after each 45 minutes intervention session, up to 6 weeks