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

NCT06117319 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2025-08-27

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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 weekly 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.

Conditions

  • Aging Well

Interventions

OTHER

Individual assistance Virtual reality training sessions

5 virtual reality training sessions where feedback will be provided to each individual by the research team

OTHER

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. No participant was ever assigned to this intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • SEC Fonds Immobilier Groupe Maurice

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • TOPMED

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-27
Primary Completion
2024-04-16
Completion
2024-04-16

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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