Contribution of Virtual Reality to the Well-being of Elderly Patients Hospitalized in SMR (RV-SMR)

Centre Médical Porte Verte

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Virtual Reality

Treatments: Other: Virtual Reality

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06985732

2025-A00983-46

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of using virtual reality on the well-being of elderly patients hospitalized in SMR for 3 weeks. The study also allows to evaluate the effect of VR on apathy, and the autonomy of patients hospitalized in the SMR department for 3 weeks.

Full description

Patients meeting the inclusion criteria and agreeing to participate in the study will be enrolled and then randomized to either the VR immersion group or the control group. Patients included in the protocol will not undergo any changes to their care. Patients in the experimental group will receive 12 virtual reality sessions in addition to their usual care.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 70+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

People hospitalized in the SMR unit at La Porte Verte Hospital for a minimum of 3 weeks,

• People with preserved or slightly impaired cognitive status with an MMSE ≥ 20,
• People who have been informed and have signed written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

People under guardianship or curatorship,

• People with difficulty understanding the VR study and materials,
• People with vision problems that impact the use of VR,
• People with hearing problems that impact the use of VR,
• People with epilepsy,
• People at risk of nausea and dizziness when using the VR headset,
• People who cannot tolerate the VR headset,
• Not affiliated with a social security scheme.
• People receiving care with reflexology and relaxation massage

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

VR group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Virtual Reality

contrrol arm

No Intervention group