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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate feasibility, usability, and acceptability of virtual reality (VR)-based cognitive and physical rehabilitation, evaluate adherence, tolerability, and fidelity to the VR intervention and explore preliminary effectiveness of VR-based rehabilitation on cognitive, physical, and functional outcomes.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 55 Years and 90 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of MCI (MoCA 18-26) or self-reported subjective cognitive decline (SCD) - Capacity to provide informed consent - Able to provide own transportation to sessions - Speaks and understands English - Ambulatory

Exclusion Criteria

  • Uncontrolled seizures or epilepsy - Severe psychiatric illness or active suicidality - Inability to follow instructions or tolerate VR (severe motion sickness) - Cognitive impairment as a result of a known cause (e.g., dementia, stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), medications, etc.) - Any condition that the research team determines would interfere with safe participation

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Device Feasibility
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Virtual Reality (VR) sessions
  • Device: Virtual Reality (VR) sessions
    Participants will complete 3 supervised virtual reality (VR) sessions per week for 6 weeks for a total of 18 sessions using either the Real System VR headset or the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset. Each session will last approximately 60 minutes, with time allocated for setup and brief symptom checks.

Recruiting Locations

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Contact:
Seema Aggarwal, PhD, APRN, AGNP-C
(713) 500-9946
Seema.S.Aggarwal@uth.tmc.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Contact

Seema S Aggarwal, PhD, APRN, AGNP-C
(713) 500-9946
Seema.S.Aggarwal@uth.tmc.edu

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