Research virtual reality in older adults with long-term care needs

Immersive virtual reality intervention to enhance psychological and social well-being in older adults with long-term care needs: A single arm feasibility study - Feasibility study for immersive VR intervention

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000052482

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-16

Start date

2023-12-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Older adults with care-needs certification in long-term care system of Japan

Interventions

Four participants watch VR movies for 10 minutes at the same time. After that, they make a dialog. This intervention is conducted once a week for 6 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Older adults (65 years or older) with care-needs certification in long-term care system of Japan

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Those with significant cognitive decline 2) Persons whose participation is deemed difficult by the caregiving staff who know the person well.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) Percentage of participating intervention (actual number of times of participating intervention/number of times intervention was planned) 2) Geriatric depression scale-15 3) UCLA loneliness scale * Since this study is feasibility study, we do not decide the only one primary outcome	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Autonomic activity (HF value derived from blood volume pulse)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakazumi Ono

The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

takazumi-ono-ut@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp08011303364

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026