Actively Recruiting
Virtual Reality Music in Geriatric Inpatients
Led by St. Mary's Research Center, Canada · Updated on 2024-07-25
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Older adults, especially those in acute care require accessible non-pharmacological interventions, such as music to improve their mental health. Immersive 360 virtual reality (VR), is an innovative technology that has been found to be feasible, safe, and enjoyable by older adults. However, VR based music intervention to improve older adults' mental health has not been studied in acute in-patient settings.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Virtual Reality Music in Geriatric Inpatients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age of 60 years or older
- Medically stable to participate as determined by treating physician (stable vital signs, no new medical events or deteriorating signs)
- Admitted to the Geriatric Assessment Unit (5 north) at St. Mary's Hospital
You will not qualify if you...
- Medically unstable limiting participation (unstable vital signs, delirium, new medical events, deteriorating signs)
- Unable to communicate in English or French
- Behavioral issues or delirium limiting participation
- Very severe dementia (Reisberg stage 7 with very limited communication and full dependence for self-care)
- Insufficient hearing ability to consent and listen to music
- Eye conditions affecting VR participation (recent eye surgery, severe macular degeneration, severe glaucoma, epilepsy, seizures)
AI-Screening
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
St.Mary's Research Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 0A2
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Julia Chabot, MD
CONTACT
H
Harmehr Sekhon, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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