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VR brain boost: could a virtual reality headset sharpen aging minds?

NCT ID NCT06977815

Symptom relief Sponsor: Badalona Serveis Assistencials Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested whether adding virtual reality (VR) to standard computer-based cognitive training could improve memory, attention, and thinking skills in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. 70 participants completed a 12-week program of cognitive exercises, with one group also using a VR headset for 15-20 minutes per session. Researchers measured changes in cognitive tests and gathered feedback on how users experienced the VR system.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Virtual reality-enhanced cognitive rehabilitation
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a more engaging way to help older adults with mild memory problems maintain or improve their thinking skills.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with no control group for the VR component, so results may not be conclusive. The benefits might be small or not last long-term.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

70 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2024

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

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

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: Adults aged ≥60 years, classified as having mild cognitive impairment or early cognitive impairment, with MMSE \>20, regularly attending cognitive stimulation sessions at the CSSC day hospital and able to provide informed consent or consent through a legal representative. Exclusion Criteria: Severe or unstable illness interfering with participation, severe psychiatric symptoms that could be exacerbated by VR, severe visual or hearing impairment preventing participation, high sensitivity to motion sickness, epilepsy, or inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cognitive disorder Cognitive Dysfunction

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Aging Cognitive dysfunction Mild cognitive impairment

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centro Socio Sanitario El Carmen

    Badalona, Barcelona, 08917, Spain

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