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The development of VR combined with meditation rehabilitation treatment system and its effect on mind wandering and brain network topological properties in AD patients

The development of VR combined with meditation rehabilitation treatment system and its effect on mind wandering and brain network topological properties in AD patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600125278
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-05-25
Start date
2024-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Alzheimer‘s Disease, Cognitive Impairment

Interventions

VR + Meditation Group:Wear HTC VIVE Cosmos VR headset, use immersive VR combined with Kirtan Kriya meditation rehabilitation software system developed based on Unreal Engine 4. The system plays highli
Sham VR + Meditation Group:Wear VR headset, given prior instructions on meditation steps, no audiovisual playback, self-guided meditation. 5 times per week, 30 minutes each session, for a total of 8 w

Sponsors

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age >= 50 years old and =10 points, GDS 3-5 (i.e., included patients with early and middle stage Alzheimer's disease); 7.Donepezil hydrochloride was used for standardized treatment without other intervention means; 8.The patient has a regular caregiver who is willing to accompany the patient to treatment every day; 9.Agree to participate in this clinical trial, willing to maintain the original treatment plan during the trial, and have signed the informed consent. 10. Gender not specified;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Any major neurological disease suspected of being outside the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, such as Parkinson's disease, vascular dementia, Huntington's disease, hydrocephalus, brain tumors, progressive supranuclear palsy, seizures, subdural hematoma, multiple sclerosis, or a history of major head trauma with persistent neurological deficits or known brain structural abnormalities; 2.Elderly patients with other complex or serious underlying diseases, such as severe arrhythmia, severe respiratory dysfunction, and severe acute abdomen; 3. Patients with hepatitis A, hepatitis B, AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, and are currently active; 4.Subjects with severe visual or hearing impairment; 5.Subjects with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia in the past 1 year; 6.Subjects currently receiving medication for obsessive-compulsive disorder or attention deficit disorder; 7.Those who are alcohol dependent, addicted to drugs or other drugs or have a tendency to be; 8.Those who have participated in other drug trials within the past 8.2 months; 9. Subjects with contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging include those with pacemakers, metal fragments, foreign objects in the eyes, skin, or body, or patients with claustrophobia, etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE);Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA);Mind Wandering Self-Report Scale (Free-Running and Spontaneous Mind Wandering Tasks);Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Scale;Brief Profile of Mood States (BPOMS);Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA);Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD);Plasma Total Tau Protein;Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain (NFL);Plasma AD7cNTP Protein;Functional MRI (fMRI) Assessment (Default Network Brain Regions, White Matter Network Small-World Properties, Network Efficiency, Node Attributes, and Core Nodes);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactTu Wenxian

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

tuwenzhan@163.com+86 577 85676673

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026