Effect of Virtual Reality on Functional Fitness and Quality of Life of Older Population

NCT04166747 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: N201906048
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the influence of virtual reality (VR) on the different parameters, happiness, quality of life and functional fitness, among older population. The study aims to conduct a randomized controlled trial, where the participants in intervention group will use VR and those in control group do not use VR.

Conditions

Aging; Happiness; Quality of Life

Keywords

virtual reality; older population; functional fitness; quality of life; happiness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Measurement of Quality of life

  Comparison of changes in the quality of life through the questionnaire EQ-5D-3L

  At enrollment and at 6 weeks after enrollment

• Measurement of functional fitness components

  Comparison of changes in the muscle strength through the functional fitness tests.

  At enrollment and at 6 weeks after enrollment

• Measurement of Happiness

  Comparison of changes in the happiness through the questionnaire mini version of Chinese Happiness Inventory.

  At enrollment and at 6 weeks after enrollment

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants in this group will receive virtual reality based intervention for 15 minutes at a time, twice in a week for six weeks.

Other: Virtual Reality experience

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The participants in this group will not receive virtual reality based intervention for six weeks.

Interventions

Virtual Reality experience OTHER

Participants will receive virtual reality based experience and will be assessed for its influence on happiness, functional fitness components and quality of life of older age groups.

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 95 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants aged 60 years or older and approach TMU aging center.
• Able to understand Mandarin Chinese.
• Gives informed consent to participate
• No past or current history of serious medical disease
• Ability to perform activities of daily living
• Understands the intent of the study

You may not qualify if:

• Participants aged below 60 years of age.
• Not able to understand Mandarin Chinese.
• Does not gives informed consent to participate
• Past or current history of serious medical disease
• Inability to perform activities of daily living
• Does not understand the intent of the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Taipei Medical University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Taipei Medical University

Taipei, Taipei City, 11031, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Barsasella D, Liu MF, Malwade S, Galvin CJ, Dhar E, Chang CC, Li YJ, Syed-Abdul S. Effects of Virtual Reality Sessions on the Quality of Life, Happiness, and Functional Fitness among the Older People: A Randomized Controlled Trial from Taiwan. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2021 Mar;200:105892. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105892. Epub 2020 Nov 29.

  PMID: 33280934 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Model Details: Intervention study with 2 parallel arms

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2019
• First Posted: November 18, 2019
• Study Start: October 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2020
• Study Completion: March 30, 2020
• Last Updated: October 8, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Locations

TW (1)