Mindfulness-Based VR for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia

The Effect of Mindfulness-Based VR on Depression, Sleep and Quality of Life Among Family Caregivers of People With Dementia

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06034249

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-13

Start date

2022-08-23

Completion date

2023-06-06

Last updated

2023-09-21

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Conditions

Caregivers of People With Dementia, Quality of Life

Keywords

Virtual Reality, Depression, Sleep Quality

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effectiveness of mindfulness-based VR could enhance depression, sleep quality, and overall quality of life for family caregivers providing care for people with dementia. Participants will be ask to attend the six-week course encompassed various mindfulness practices, including breathing observation, body scanning, mindful yoga, mindful walking, holistic meditation, and non-selective awareness practices. The control group will only be given the mindfulness-based audio files for six weeks.

Detailed description

The inclusion criteria for participants were as follows: (1) being a family caregiver responsible for caring for a family member diagnosed with dementia by a medical institution, (2) having the ability to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese, and (3) providing informed consent to participate in the study by signing the consent form. Individuals with visual and auditory impairments were excluded from the study. Outcome measure: basic characteristics of participants; The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Questionnaire of Taiwan's World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMindfulness-Based VR

Participants will be ask to attend the six-week course encompassed various mindfulness practices, including breathing observation, body scanning, mindful yoga, mindful walking, holistic meditation, and non-selective awareness practices.

BEHAVIORALAudio

The mindfulness-based audio files for six weeks.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) design was used. Participants will be ask to attend the six-week course encompassed various mindfulness practices, including breathing observation, body scanning, mindful yoga, mindful walking, holistic meditation, and non-selective awareness practices. The control group will only be given the mindfulness-based audio files for six weeks.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. being a family caregiver responsible for caring for a family member diagnosed with dementia by a medical institution, 2. having the ability to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese, and 3. providing informed consent to participate in the study by signing the consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Visual and auditory impairments were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Depression	Baseline and six-week	The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) The minimum value= 0, maximum value= 60, higher score mean higher frequency of depressive symptoms.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Sleep	Baseline and six-week	Chinese Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (CPSQI) The minimum value= 0, maximum value= 21, higher score mean worse sleep quality.
QoL	Baseline and six-week	Questionnaire of Taiwan's World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version The minimum value= 4, maximum value= 20, higher score mean better quality of life.

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026