Actively Recruiting
Virtual Reality Cognitive Intervention for Critically Ill Delirium Survivors (VR-Cog)
Led by Indiana University · Updated on 2026-04-17
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
69 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
I
Indiana University
Lead Sponsor
I
Indiana University Health
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to measure the feasibility, acceptability of virtual reality (VR) brain games and estimate their effect on memory, attention, and mood for ICU survivors. The VR program will be used at home through a headset and hand controls.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Virtual Reality Cognitive Intervention for Critically Ill Delirium Survivors (VR-Cog)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 50 years or older
- English speaking
- Admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with acute respiratory failure/invasive mechanical ventilation
- Screening positive for delirium using Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale and Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU
You will not qualify if you...
- Acute neurologic injury such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain mass, intracranial hemorrhage, seizures, or central nervous system infection
- Chronic cognitive or physical deficits preventing participation in study interventions or assessments
- Chronic cognitive impairment including mild cognitive impairment or dementia identified by chart diagnosis, medications, or Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly Score greater than 3.3
- Severe, uncorrected vision or hearing impairment preventing participation
- Admission with acute alcohol or drug intoxication or withdrawal
- Severe, uncontrolled psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
- History of severe vertigo, motion-induced sickness, headaches, light sensitivity, seizures, or prior intolerance of virtual reality
- Receiving comfort care or not expected to survive hospitalization
- Prisoners or unable to provide consent
- Not expected to be discharged home, living more than 50 miles from recruitment site, or homeless
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
IU Health Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
S
Sikandar Khan, DO, MS
CONTACT
L
Lori Rawlings, RN, BSN
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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