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Intervention: Virtual Reality Mindfulness Group for Psychiatric Disorder

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Lady Davis Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, once weekly during intervention
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Study Summary

Virtual reality (VR) allows users to interact within a simulated environment using electronic devices such as a VR headset or goggles. Multiple studies with younger adults have demonstrated that VR meditation can be an important tool in reducing stress, however, this has not been studied in older adults. In this study, the investigators aim to assess the effects of a 4-week program of 15-minutes sessions, twice per week of meditation delivered through VR with the aim of evaluating its impact on stress in older adults.

Eligible Conditions
  • Aging Adults
  • Stress
  • Psychiatric Disorder

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, once weekly during intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, once weekly during intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Changes in stress scores as measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) for treatment group versus control group
Secondary outcome measures
Changes in symptoms of anxiety as measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire for treatment group versus control group
Changes in symptoms of depression as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale for treatment group versus control group
Other outcome measures
Changes in loneliness sentiments as measured by the University of California-3 (UCLA-3) item loneliness questionnaire
Changes in sense of presence as measured by the ITC-Sense of Presence Inventory
Changes in simulator sickness as measured by the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Intervention: Virtual Reality Mindfulness GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The intervention will be 4-weeks, twice per week, 15-minute/session VR-mindfulness intervention group.
Group II: No intervention: Waitlist Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention
These participants will be on a waitlist to receive the VR guided meditation program after data collection has been completed (after the 4 weeks)

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Lady Davis InstituteLead Sponsor
43 Previous Clinical Trials
5,002 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Effects of Virtual Reality Meditation in Older Adults
Soham Rej MD, MSc 2022. "Effects of Virtual Reality Meditation in Older Adults". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05315609.
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