Clinical trial NCT04324216: Three-dimensional Virtual Reality and Hands-on Aromatherapy
Official title: Effectiveness of a Combination of Three-dimensional Virtual Reality and Hands-on Aromatherapy in Improving Institutionalized Older Adults' Psychological Health
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mental Health
Keywords: 3D VR
Aromatherapy
older adult
happiness
stress
sleep quality
experience on meditation
life satisfaction
Lead sponsor: National Taiwan Normal University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-03-27
Enrollment: 48
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: A quasi-experimental trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of this combination in promoting happiness, perceived stress, sleep quality, experience on meditation, and life satisfaction among institutionalized older adults in Taiwan.

Detailed description: Background: In Taiwan, which has one of the most rapidly aging populations in the world, it is becoming increasingly critical to promote successful aging strategies that are effective, easily usable, and acceptable to institutionalized older adults. Although many practitioners and professionals have explored aromatherapy and identified its positive psychological benefits, the effectiveness of a combination of 3D virtual reality and hands-on aromatherapy remains unknown.

Objectives: A quasi-experimental trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of this combination in promoting happiness, perceived stress, sleep quality, experience on meditation, and life satisfaction among institutionalized older adults in Taiwan.

Methods: Sixty institutionalized elderly participants underwent the combination program or were in a control group. Weekly two-hour sessions were implemented for 9 weeks. The outcome variables were happiness perceived, stress, sleep quality, experience on meditation, and life satisfaction, which were assessed at baseline, and after the intervention.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* An ability to understand verbal instructions
* An ability to provide simple responses
* An ability to operate a joystick freely with at least one hand

Exclusion Criteria:

* A history of severe psychiatric conditions;
* Dementia
* Significant visual or hearing impairment;
* Marked upper motor difficulties that could affect the participants' ability to participate in the study
* Currently suffering from severe illnesses, e.g., stroke and Parkinson disease.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Happiness
timeFrame: nine weeks
measure: Perceived stress
timeFrame: nine week
measure: Sleep quality
timeFrame: nine weeks
measure: Experience on meditation
timeFrame: nine weeks
measure: Life satisfaction
timeFrame: nine weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Taipei
country: Taiwan
facility: National Taiwan Normal University
Study officials:
affiliation: National Taiwan Normal University
name: Jong-Long Guo
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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