Virtual Reality and Occupational Performance, Satisfaction, and Quality of Life of Older Adults

NCT03784053 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 1341686
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Older adult participants will complete eight immersive virtual reality (VR) sessions with the researcher, within five weeks (no more than two sessions per week may be scheduled). The screening process and assessment measures are not included in the five weeks of virtual reality. Sessions will consist of 30 minutes of use of the virtual reality goggles. During the virtual reality sessions, participants will select from a list of Oculus Go apps related to their self-identified occupational performance issues. Participants are expected to complete the session while seated with the VR set secured on their head.

Conditions

Aging

Keywords

Older adults; Virtual reality; Quality of life; Occupation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The Canadian Occupational Therapy Performance Measure (COPM)

  The COPM is a standardized outcome measure that identifies an individual's perceived occupational performance and occupational satisfaction and detects change in these areas over time. Through a semi-structured interview, individuals will identify their difficulties with self-care, leisure, and productivity (Law et al., 2005). The client is asked to rate the importance of each of the occupations to his/her life using a 10-point rating scale (1 to 10). Then, the client will rate the performance and satisfaction of the occupations on a 10-point rating scale (1 to 10). Then, the average performance satisfaction is calculated (1 to 10) and the average satisfaction is calculated (1 to 10). Higher scores indicate better outcomes.

  10 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF)

  10 minutes

Study Arms (1)

Immersive virtual reality

Participants will receive eight 30-minute sessions of immersive virtual reality.

Other: Immersive virtual reality

Interventions

Immersive virtual reality OTHER

At the start of every session, the participants' top five occupational problems will be reviewed, and a list of apps corresponding to the desired occupational problem will be offered through the immersive virtual reality device (Oculus Go). There will be eight 30-minute virtual reality sessions.

Immersive virtual reality

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The aim is to recruit community-dwelling, healthy older adults from one community center. Subjects will be excluded if they receive a score of 17 or less on the MoCA because this score is associated with individuals with Alzheimer's Disease (Trzepacz, Hochstetler, Wang, Walker, \& Saykin, 2015). The second exclusion, for safety purposes, is recommended by the Oculus Go user manual.

You may qualify if:

• Older adults aged 55+ that attend Journey's Way
• Members need to attend least twice a week

You may not qualify if:

• Score of 17 or less on the MoCA
• A self-report a history of any of the following: Seizures, epilepsy, dizziness, vertigo, or motion sickness, any current contagious skin and eye conditions, experience sensitivity to light, have or use hearing aids, and a pacemaker and/or a defibrillator.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of the Sciences in Philadelphia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Journey's Way

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19128, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

• Law, M., Baptiste, S., Carswell, A., McColl, M., Polatajko, H., & Pollock, N. (2005). Canadian occupational performance measure (4th ed.). Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists.

  BACKGROUND

• Development of the World Health Organization WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment. The WHOQOL Group. Psychol Med. 1998 May;28(3):551-8. doi: 10.1017/s0033291798006667.

  PMID: 9626712 BACKGROUND

• Trzepacz PT, Hochstetler H, Wang S, Walker B, Saykin AJ; Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Relationship between the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Mini-mental State Examination for assessment of mild cognitive impairment in older adults. BMC Geriatr. 2015 Sep 7;15:107. doi: 10.1186/s12877-015-0103-3.

  PMID: 26346644 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Sara Benham, OTD, OTR/L

  University of the Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Sara Benham, OTD, OTR/L

CONTACT

317-979-4461; s.benham@usciences.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor and Director of Doctoral Projects

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 19, 2018
• First Posted: December 21, 2018
• Study Start: January 21, 2019
• Primary Completion: August 31, 2019
• Study Completion: January 14, 2020
• Last Updated: January 16, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)