Virtual reality gets seniors moving in hospital beds
NCT ID NCT07189286
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study explores whether virtual reality exercise can help older adults (55+) stay physically active and maintain their strength and mental health while in the hospital. Researchers will test the approach with 140 participants to see if it is acceptable and practical. The goal is to prevent the muscle loss and decline that often happens during a hospital stay.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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55 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. in the last 72 hours, they were admitted to the medical floor that is the setting of the study, 2. are 55 years or older, 3. their bedside nurse approves their physical activity participation in this study Exclusion Criteria: 1. they are unable to pass the Evaluation to Sign Consent Measure, 2. they score 20 or lower on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Basic, 3. they have an admitting diagnosis that could be worsened through virtual reality exercise, 4. they have an attached medical device that decreases the safety of physical activity such as a nasogastric tube or continuous fluids running through a PICC line that cannot be paused, 5. they are unable to follow commands or move their extremities against gravity during the UMove Mobility Assessment, 6. they are unable to wear the virtual reality headset, 7. they received the education control intervention or PAVE intervention during a prior admission, 8. there is an active plan to discharge this patient during day of recruitment or the following day, 9. they are on airborne or droplet precautions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UMMC Midtown Campus
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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