Can virtual reality help seniors move better? new trial investigates
NCT ID NCT07026890
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether virtual reality (VR) can improve movement in elderly people with Psychomotor Disadaptation Syndrome, a condition that affects balance and walking. Fifty hospitalized patients will either receive standard rehab or VR sessions three times a week. The goal is to see if VR makes rehab more effective and engaging.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual reality rehabilitation sessions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more engaging and effective way to help elderly patients regain mobility and reduce fall risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply widely. VR may not be better than standard exercises and could cause discomfort or dizziness in some patients.
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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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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Person who has given written consent * Person aged ≥ 65 years; * With a proven diagnosis of motor maladjustment syndrome; * Hospitalised in a geriatric care unit; * Able to understand a simple instruction and answer a closed question; * Ability to perform the TUG within 7 days of arriving on site Exclusion Criteria: * Person not affiliated to or not benefiting from a social security scheme * Person subject to a legal protection measure (curatorship, guardianship) * Person subject to a judicial protection measure * An adult who is incapable or unable to give consent * Persons with epilepsy, kinetosis or known claustrophobia Persons unable to understand simple instructions for carrying out tests * Anyone with a severe visual and/or hearing impairment * Any person with a behavioural disorder (agitation, aggressiveness) * Any person with a severe walking or balance problem that makes motor exercises unsuitable * Anyone with a pathology, injury, wound or severe deformity to the head or cervical spine * Any person suffering from severe vertigo, diagnosed at the discretion of the investigating doctor * Inability to use arm for pointing * Persons susceptible to migraines * Non-French speakers * Anyone with an inter-pupillary distance outside the range of possible helmet adjustments
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Dijon Bourgogne
RECRUITINGDijon, 21000, France
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