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Mindfulness Intervention Using Virtual Reality in Older Adults With Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Ecuador

NCT06219642 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2024-01-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The availability of affordable hardware and rapidly growing content that can be freely accessed in the public domain raises the possibility of VR being used across the world globally and, in a very broad range of settings, including low-income populations and middle-income countries. The goal of this study is implement a randomized control trial using a low-cost VR mindfulness intervention within older adults in Quito, Ecuador compared. The control group will only receive a check-in phone call.

Conditions

  • Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness using virtual reality

In each session, participants will be led through the following mindfulness script while using the VR device here is an abbreviated version with excerpts: "Look around. Try to bring yourself to the moment you are in. Notice the presence of the scene around you. How does the air feel against your skin?" "How do your feet feel against the ground? Where are you? What do you see?" "Do you hear anything?" "What do you smell? What do you taste? While you stay seated, imagine you are walking." "What body sensations are you experiencing? What thoughts are you having? What emotions are you feeling?" At the end of the intervention, participants are asked questions like, "What did you notice about your thoughts and mood before, during, and after the VR session? Did you notice a change in how your body felt or your emotions? Was there anything difficult or uncomfortable about the experience that you feel comfortable sharing?"

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mclean Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-15
Primary Completion
2024-07-15
Completion
2024-08-15

Countries

  • Ecuador

Study Locations

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