Virtual reality boosts balance in seniors?
NCT ID NCT05535088
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether using virtual reality for two weeks could help improve balance and physical function in older adults. 35 older adults took part in the training. The goal was to see if this fun, tech-based approach could reduce fall risk by improving stability.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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35 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: To have signed the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Surgical history of the lower extremities * Uncontrolled neurological, metabolic, cardiac or respiratory disease
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Gran Rosario
Rosario, Santa Fe Province, 2000, Argentina
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