Clinical trial NCT07007026: Effects of Immersive Virtual Reality on Physical Function, Fall-Related Outcomes, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Older Adults
Official title: The Effectiveness of an Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention on Physical Fitness, Balance, Fall Risk, Fear of Falling, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Geriatric Individuals
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Geriatric
Virtual Reality
Lead sponsor: Eastern Mediterranean University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-06-05
Enrollment: 44
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: To investigate the effectiveness of an immersive virtual reality intervention on physical fitness, balance, physical activity level, risk of falling, fear of falling, fatigue, and quality of life in older adults compared to an active control group (ACG).

Detailed description: This study aims to investigate the effects of virtual reality intervention on interrelated physical and psychosocial multidimensional parameters such as physical fitness, balance, fall risk, fear of falling, fatigue, and quality of life in older adults.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals over 65 years of age
* Individuals with a Mini Mental Test score of 24 and above
* Individuals who can walk independently and do not use assistive devices
* Individuals who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals diagnosed with neurological diseases (Stroke, Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis)
* Individuals with a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (heart failure, endocarditis, myocarditis, cardiac arrhythmias) diagnosed with psychiatric or cognitive disorders
* undergone surgical operation in the last 6 months
* Visual impairment that makes it impossible for them to see virtual reality images
* Individuals diagnosed with vertigo, epilepsy
* Individuals diagnosed with cancer

Primary outcomes:
measure: Balance
timeFrame: Assessments were conducted before the intervention and at the end of the 8-week inter-vention period. tment at 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Physical Activity Level
timeFrame: Assessments were conducted before the intervention and at the end of the 8-week intervention period.
measure: Physical Fitness
timeFrame: Assessments were conducted before the intervention and at the end of the 8-week intervention period.
measure: Risk of Falling
timeFrame: Assessments were conducted before the intervention and at the end of the 8-week inter-vention period. tment at 8 weeks
measure: Fear of Falling
timeFrame: Assessments were conducted before the intervention and at the end of the 8-week intervention period.
measure: Fatigue
timeFrame: Assessments were conducted before the intervention and at the end of the 8-week intervention period.
measure: Life Quality
timeFrame: Assessments were conducted before the intervention and at the end of the 8-week intervention period.
measure: Treatment Satisfaction
timeFrame: Assessments were conducted before the intervention and at the end of the 8-week intervention period.
measure: Virtual Reality Sickness
timeFrame: Assessments were conducted before the intervention and at the end of the 8-week intervention period.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Mersin
country: Turkey
facility: Eastern Mediterranean University
state: Northern Cyprus
Study officials:
affiliation: Eastern Mediterranean University
name: Ender Angın Associate Professor Doctor
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Eastern Mediterranean University
name: Gözde İyigün Associate Professor Doctor
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Eastern Mediterranean University
name: Damla Parmak
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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