VR game aims to boost brain control in seniors with memory issues
NCT ID NCT06597591
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a virtual reality game can help older adults with mild cognitive disorders improve their inhibitory control—the ability to stop and think before acting. 48 participants will play the game either on a VR headset or a tablet for 20 minutes, twice a week for 4 weeks. The main goal is to see if people find the VR version acceptable and easy to use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VR headset with serious game
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could offer a new, engaging way to help older adults with cognitive disorders improve their ability to control impulses and focus.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on whether people like and will use the tool, not on whether it actually improves symptoms. The results may not apply to everyone.
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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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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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60 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: 1. consulting the Nice hospital Memory Center 2. diagnosis of Mild Neurocognitve Disorder or slight major neurocognitive disorder (DSM V) 3. 60 years old or more 4. presence of deficits in inhibitory control as assessed by the Frontal Assessment Battery 5. fluent in French 6. able to understand the informed consent form and voluntarily consents to participate Exclusion Criteria: 1. presence of significant vision or motor problems which would impact ability to perform the task 2. significant self-reported motion sickness 3. vulnerable persons as defined in articles L1121-5 to 8 of the French Public Health Code
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nice
RECRUITINGNice, 06000, France
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