Immersive virtual reality mindfulness for older adults in long-term care

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This pilot feasibility study compares an adapted Toujours Dimanche VR mindfulness program plus usual care to usual care alone in older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment living in Quebec long-term care settings. It uses a randomized design to assess feasibility, acceptability, safety, user experience, and preliminary effects on well-being measures such as mood, anxiety, quality of life, mindfulness, pain, and loneliness. The study will also identify practical challenges related to time management, staffing, data collection, and delivery of the intervention in real-world facilities. Staff who work with participants and have VR training will deliver the intervention and provide feasibility feedback. The sample includes 24 residents (12 per group) across multiple sites in Chaudière-Appalaches and Capitale-Nationale, with appropriate consent processes in place.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

For resident participants:

* Resident of a participating long-term care facility, seniors' home, or alternative seniors' home in the Chaudière-Appalaches or Capitale-Nationale regions of Quebec
* Aged 60 years or older
* Able to understand French or English
* Able to provide informed consent or assent, or have consent provided by a legally authorized representative or person authorized to consent
* Mild to moderate cognitive impairment or neurocognitive disorder
* Normal or corrected vision and hearing

For staff participants:

* Regularly works with at least one resident participating in Phase 3
* Has completed the revised virtual reality training provided by Super Splendide and/or Martine Bordeleau

Exclusion Criteria:

For resident participants:

* Recurrent migraines
* Epilepsy
* Traumatic brain injury during the past year
* Glaucoma or recovery from eye surgery
* Diagnosed uncontrolled epilepsy
* Diagnosed severe vertigo
* Severe hearing impairment without a corrective hearing device
* Significant visual impairment that would prevent use of a virtual reality headset
* Motion sickness that would prevent use of a virtual reality headset
* Any health condition that restricts movement or prevents safe participation, such as a significant reduction in neck or upper-limb range of motion

Where it's running

• CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale
  Québec, Quebec, Canada Recruiting
• CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches
  Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Maude Laberge, PhD — Laval University
• Study coordinator: Martine Bordeleau, PhD
• Email: martine.bordeleau@outlook.com
• Phone: 581-490-2626

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.