NCT07007026

Effects of Immersive Virtual Reality on Physical Function, Fall-Related Outcomes, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Older Adults

The Effectiveness of an Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention on Physical Fitness, Balance, Fall Risk, Fear of Falling, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Geriatric Individuals

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: Eastern Mediterranean University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To investigate the effectiveness of an immersive virtual reality intervention on physical fitness, balance, physical activity level, risk of falling, fear of falling, fatigue, and quality of life in older adults compared to an active control group (ACG).

Detailed description

This study aims to investigate the effects of virtual reality intervention on interrelated physical and psychosocial multidimensional parameters such as physical fitness, balance, fall risk, fear of falling, fatigue, and quality of life in older adults.

Conditions

• Geriatric
• Virtual Reality

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Immersive Virtual Reality	The intervention program was implemented over a period of eight weeks, with three ses-sions per week, each lasting 35 minutes.
OTHER	Traditional Home-based Exercises	The participants were instructed to adhere to the exercise program thrice weekly for a period of eight weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-01
• Primary completion: 2025-03-20
• Completion: 2025-05-30
• First posted: 2025-06-05
• Last updated: 2025-06-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)