Investigating the Efficacy of an Augmented Virtual Reality Driving Simulator on Institutio
The improvement in health and welfare in modern society has led to an increase in life expectancy. Alternatively, the longer one lives, the more likely to experience deterioration in memory, cognitive ability, and executive function skills in our brains. While some cognitive impairments can be typical results of normal
| Condition(s) | Advance Dementia |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | The improvement in health and welfare in modern society has led to an increase in life expectancy. Alternatively, the longer one lives, the more likely to experience deterioration in memory, cognitive ability, and executive function skills in our brains. While some cognitive impairments can be typical results of normal aging, a decline in spatial cognition can be a sign of dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease (AD). Based on the neuroplasticity of the brain even at old ages, there are some hopes to combat dementia by repeated use of cognitive exercises in the form of a serious game designed for older adults. A popular new technology to be used to design serious games is virtual reality (VR) designs. Aside from the gaming applications, the focus of VR experiments in medicine and neurosci |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Living in a dementia care unit of Riverview Health Center * Being mobile and able to see. Exclusion Criteria: * Residents with significant mobility issues (wheelchair users) and those with significant visual impairment will be excluded. |
| Ages | 50 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | University of Manitoba |
| Locations | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Start date | 2024-01-02 |
| NCT ID | NCT06419257 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06419257 |