A Care Empowerment Program Using Virtual Reality for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia

NCT05475002 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: YLH-IRB-11104
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 92
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate a care empowerment program using virtual reality on dementia knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy in managing BPSD, empathy and caregiver burden of family caregivers of people with dementia.

Conditions

Dementia Family Caregiver

Keywords

family caregiver; dementia; virtual reality; empowerment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (12)

• Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)

  score of knowledge about dementia

  baseline

• Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)

  score of knowledge about dementia

  month 3

• Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)

  score of knowledge about dementia

  month 4

• Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)

  score of attitude toward people with dementia

  baseline

• Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)

  score of attitude toward people with dementia

  month 3

• Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)

  score of attitude toward people with dementia

  month 4

• Family Caregiver Competence Questionnaire (FACCQ)

  score of FACCQ

  baseline

• Family Caregiver Competence Questionnaire (FACCQ)

  score of FACCQ

  month 3

• Family Caregiver Competence Questionnaire (FACCQ)

  score of FACCQ

  month 4

• Revised Interpersonal Reactivity Index (R-IRI)

  empathy toward people with dementia

  baseline

• Revised Interpersonal Reactivity Index (R-IRI)

  empathy toward people with dementia

  month 3

• Revised Interpersonal Reactivity Index (R-IRI)

  empathy toward people with dementia

  month 4

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI)

  baseline

• Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI)

  month 3

• Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI)

  month 4

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

care empowerment program

Other: care empowerment program

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

routine family support

Other: Routine family support

Interventions

care empowerment program OTHER

dementia care e-books and dementia virtual reality activity in addition to the routine dementia care manual and family support group

Intervention group

Routine family support OTHER

routine dementia care manual and family support group

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age 20 to 90 years,
• Taiwanese nationality,
• have provided care for relatives with dementia or cognitive impairment for at least three months,
• have a mobile phone or tablet and regular access to the internet,
• provide informed consent to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• can not provide informed consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tzu Chi University: lead

Study Sites (1)

TCU dementia day center

Hualien City, 970, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Sung HC, Su HF, Lee WL, Chin MY, Wang HM, Huang HJ, Chu CH. A multicomponent dementia education and support program for family caregivers: A randomized controlled trial. Int Psychogeriatr. 2026 Mar 5:100202. doi: 10.1016/j.inpsyc.2026.100202. Online ahead of print.

  PMID: 41791987 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dementia; Empowerment

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders; Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor

Model Details: two-group randomised controlled trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 18, 2022
• First Posted: July 26, 2022
• Study Start: August 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2023
• Study Completion: July 1, 2023
• Last Updated: December 19, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)