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Virtual Reality for Caregiver Assembly, Relief, Empowerment, and Support (VR-CARES)
Led by Rendever, Inc. · Updated on 2026-04-20
30
Participants Needed
6
Research Sites
29 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
R
Rendever, Inc.
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The VR-CARES project is an innovative, collaborative effort that invites dementia care professionals into the design process of a virtual reality platform seeking to mitigate their work-related burden and social isolation by cultivating a virtual community of support. The co-created, caregiver-specific VR platform will serve as a safe, communal space where caregivers can remotely connect with their peers, share fun experiences together, access support, learn self-care and build resilience within a supportive virtual network to enhance their social and mental health and job satisfaction. Central to VR-CARES in the principle of user-led innovation, ensuring that the technology not only serves but is informed and successfully adopted by the very individuals it intends to benefit, an important standard for empathetic and inclusive technology in healthcare.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Virtual Reality for Caregiver Assembly, Relief, Empowerment, and Support (VR-CARES)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Employed by Right at Home and have at least one older adult client with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementia
- At least 18 years of age
- Are proficient in English
You will not qualify if you...
- History of seizures, severe vertigo or motion sickness
- Are unable to see images in the virtual reality headset
AI-Screening
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 6 locations
1
Comfort Keepers Home Care
San Diego, California, United States, 92120
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2
Rendever, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02109
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3
Right at Home
Brighton, Michigan, United States, 48116
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4
Right at Home
East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48823
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5
Right at Home
Novi, Michigan, United States, 48375
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6
Right at Home
Owosso, Michigan, United States, 48867
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Research Team
J
Jennifer Stamps, PhD, PhD
CONTACT
J
Julia Bandini, PhD, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
1
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