Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Preserving Ability Through Virtual Exercise (PAVE)
Lead Sponsor:
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
The Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers
Conditions:
Feasibility Studies
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Each day in the hospital leads to functional decline and loss of muscle mass, which older adults can find difficult or impossible to restore in the post-acute period. The overall objective of this pro...
Detailed Description
Older adults (≥60 years) experience multi-level barriers to physical activity when hospitalized. Patient level barriers to physical activity when hospitalized include tethers (e.g., foley catheters, i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- in the last 48 hours, they were admitted to the medical floor that is the setting of the study,
- are 60 years or older,
- their bedside nurse approves their physical activity participation in this study
Exclusion
- they are unable to pass the Evaluation to Sign Consent Measure,
- they score 23 or lower on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment,
- they have a diagnosis that could be worsened through virtual reality exercise (e.g., nausea, syncope, vertigo, upper extremity fractures/sprain/strain),
- they have an attached medical device that decreases the safety of physical activity such as a nasogastric tube or continuous fluids running through a PICC line that cannot be paused, or
- they are unable to follow commands or move their extremities against gravity during the UMove Mobility Assessment
- they are unable to wear the virtual reality headset
- they received the education control intervention or PAVE intervention during a prior admission
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2026
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2030
Estimated Enrollment :
140 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07189286
Start Date
February 1 2026
End Date
January 1 2030
Last Update
December 18 2025
Active Locations (1)
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UMMC Midtown Campus
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201