Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Headsets With Hypnotic Scenarios for Hygiene Care in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Disorders With Behavioral Disturbances (HYPNOGER 2)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Effectiveness; Hypnotic Scenarios; Behavioral Disturbances; Hygiene Care; Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD); Virtual Reality

Treatments: Other: standard cares; Device: VR headset

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07264439

PI2025_843_0010

Details and patient eligibility

About

A device combining a virtual reality (VR) headset with hypnotic scenarios may represent an effective tool to reduce anxiety and opposition during hygiene care in patients with neurocognitive disorders presenting with behavioral and psychological symptoms.

The primary objective of this project is to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of VR headsets with hypnotic scenarios compared with standard care in patients with ADRD presenting behavioral disturbances during hygiene care.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Residents of the St-Victor center (CHU Amiens-Picardie), including nursing home units, reinforced care units, and long-term care units;
• Patients diagnosed with ADRD presenting opposition or agitation during hygiene and toileting care;
• Affiliation to a social security scheme,
• Informed consent signed by the patient or legal representative.

Exclusion criteria

• Residents in terminal palliative care.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

controlled trial

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: standard cares

VR headset

Experimental group

Description:

a virtual reality (VR) headset with hypnotic scenarios

Treatment:

Device: VR headset