Mindfulness-Based VR for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia

Taipei Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Caregivers of People With Dementia; Quality of Life

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based VR; Behavioral: Audio

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT06034249

20230816

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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16 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Experimental Group: Mindfulness-Based VR group

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based VR

Control Group: Mindfulness-based Audio Files

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The control group will only be given the mindfulness-based audio files for six weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Audio