Virtual reality to improve movement in older adults with psychomotor disadaptation syndrome
Official title: The Value of Virtual Reality in the Care of Elderly People With Psychomotor Disadaptation Syndrome: a Randomised Controlled Trial of Mixed Efficacy and Implementation vs. Conventional Rehabilitative Care
Run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · NCT07026890 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will test whether adding virtual reality sessions to regular rehabilitation helps hospitalized people aged 65 and older with psychomotor disadaptation improve balance, walking, and everyday movement.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 65 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 50 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Dijon) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | July 16, 2025 |
| Main results expected | September 2027 |
| Study ends | September 2027 |
| Registry record updated | April 21, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07026890 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are people aged 65 or older with a confirmed diagnosis of psychomotor disadaptation who are hospitalized in a geriatric care unit, can give consent, understand simple instructions, and can complete the Timed Up and Go test within 7 days of admission.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients unlikely to benefit include those with epilepsy, severe visual or hearing impairment, severe walking or behavioral problems, kinetosis or claustrophobia, or those unable to give informed consent or participate in motor exercises.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
Psychomotor disadaptation syndrome causes deterioration in posture, gait, and automatic motor skills in older adults and often requires inpatient geriatric rehabilitation. Participants hospitalized in a geriatric unit receive standard multidisciplinary care (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, adapted physical activity) with additional immersive virtual reality sessions designed to reproduce real-life movement tasks. Clinical evaluations including the Timed Up and Go (TUG) are performed within 7 days of admission and at follow-up to measure changes in mobility and functional independence. The intervention aims to make repetitive exercises more engaging by using simulated everyday scenarios to practice safe movement and reduce fall risk.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, adding virtual reality could improve balance and gait, reduce fall risk, and speed recovery of safe, independent movement for affected older adults.
How similar studies have gone: Similar virtual reality rehabilitation programs for older adults have shown promise in improving balance and gait, though results are mixed and specific evidence in psychomotor disadaptation syndrome is limited.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Person who has given written consent * Person aged ≥ 65 years; * With a proven diagnosis of motor maladjustment syndrome; * Hospitalised in a geriatric care unit; * Able to understand a simple instruction and answer a closed question; * Ability to perform the TUG within 7 days of arriving on site Exclusion Criteria: * Person not affiliated to or not benefiting from a social security scheme * Person subject to a legal protection measure (curatorship, guardianship) * Person subject to a judicial protection measure * An adult who is incapable or unable to give consent * Persons with epilepsy, kinetosis or known claustrophobia Persons unable to understand simple instructions for carrying out tests * Anyone with a severe visual and/or hearing impairment * Any person with a behavioural disorder (agitation, aggressiveness) * Any person with a severe walking or balance problem that makes motor exercises unsuitable * Anyone with a pathology, injury, wound or severe deformity to the head or cervical spine * Any person suffering from severe vertigo, diagnosed at the discretion of the investigating doctor * Inability to use arm for pointing * Persons susceptible to migraines * Non-French speakers * Anyone with an inter-pupillary distance outside the range of possible helmet adjustments
Where it's running
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CHU Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, France Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Paul ORNETTI
- Email: paul.ornetti@chu-dijon.fr
- Phone: 0380293745
How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.