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A Virtual Reality At Home Intervention for People Living with Dementia

Dementia

The goal of the current study is to design and evaluate a virtual reality (VR) at-home intervention to facilitate communication between persons living with dementia (PLwD) and their family/friend care partners, and in turn improve their interpersonal relationships and quality of life. The project also aims to provide a direct comparison of an immersive VR system with non-immersive tablet-based technology.

PLwD and care partner interactions will be recorded during each of the following sessions and then used for the primary measure of verbal and non-verbal communication.

* Picture Book condition (baseline): PLwD and care partner view pictures together on photo album
* VR condition: PLwD watch 360 degree videos on a VR and the care partner watches the same content concurrently on a paired tablet
* Table-Only condition: PLwD and care partner watch 360 videos together on the tablet

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Conditions de participation

  • Sexe:

    ALL

  • Âges admissibles:

    18 and up

Critères de participation

Given the nature of the study, the participating dyads will be required to have access to high-speed internet with a reliable WiFi connection. Additional inclusion/exclusion criteria are as follows:

PLwD inclusion criteria:

* report having dementia
* currently living at home

PLwD exclusion criteria:

* recent history of seizure, epilepsy, head trauma, or stroke
* pacemaker
* cervical conditions or injuries
* open face wounds
* alcohol-related dementia/Korsakoff syndrome
* having a Public Guardian and Trustee as substitute decision maker

Care partner inclusion criteria:

* identify as one of the primary care partners for the PLwD
* able to speak and understands English
* 18 years and older

Care partner exclusion criteria:

* professional/formal care partners for the PLwD
* unable to provide informed consent

Lieu de l'étude

KITE Research Institute, University Health Network
KITE Research Institute, University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

Contactez l'équipe d'étude

Backup Contact

Jennifer Campos, PHD

[email protected]
1-416-597-3422
Primary Contact

Raheleh Saryazdi, PhD

[email protected]
1-416-597-3422
Backup Contact

Raheleh Saryazdi, PhD

Backup Contact

Jennifer Campos, PhD

Étude parrainée par
University Health Network, Toronto
Participants recherchés
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ID de l'étude: NCT06568211