Can a VR driving test spot early dementia? new study says yes
NCT ID NCT07656389
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study explores whether tracking eye movements and arm motions during virtual reality driving tasks can help identify early signs of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older adults. Researchers will enroll 192 participants, including healthy young adults, healthy older adults, and those with MCI. By using AI to analyze how people look and react while driving, the goal is to create a digital tool for earlier detection of cognitive decline and driving risk.
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- Participants
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About 192 people
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- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who is studied
The study population will include healthy young adults aged 30-39 years, as well as cognitively healthy older adults and individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) aged 65-85 years.
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30 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria: * (1) a score of 23 or higher on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment; (2) a Clinical Dementia Rating score of 0 for cognitively healthy participants or 0.5 for participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI); (3) healthy young adults aged between 30 and 39 years, and cognitively healthy older adults and participants with MCI aged between 65 and 85 years; (4) right-hand dominance; and (5) adequate visual function to complete VR and eye-tracking tasks, defined as corrected binocular visual acuity of at least 0.5 without severe visual field deficits. Exclusion Criteria: * (1) the presence or history of major psychiatric disorders or central nervous system diseases; (2) significant ocular diseases, such as untreated cataracts, active retinal diseases, moderate-to-severe or poorly controlled glaucoma, or marked visual field deficits beyond a specified level; (3) epilepsy; and (4) severe dizziness or VR-induced motion sickness.
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Locations
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National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Tainan, Taiwan, 704, Taiwan
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