Feasibility, Usability, and Acceptability of Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive and Physical Rehabilitation in Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment (VR-MCI)
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Summary
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate feasibility, usability, and acceptability of VR-based cognitive and physical rehabilitation, evaluate adherence, tolerability, and fidelity to the VR intervention and explore preliminary effectiveness of VR-based rehabilitation on cognitive, physical, and functional outcomes
Eligibility
- Age range
- 55–90 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of MCI (MoCA 18-26) or self-reported subjective cognitive decline (SCD) * Capacity to provide informed consent * Able to provide own transportation to sessions * Speaks and understands English * Ambulatory Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled seizures or epilepsy * Severe psychiatric illness or active suicidality * Inability to follow instructions or tolerate VR (severe motion sickness) * Cognitive impairment as a result of a known cause (e.g., dementia, stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), medications, etc.) * Any condition that the research team det…
Interventions
- DeviceVR sessions
Participants will complete 3 supervised VR sessions using the Real System™ VR headset, per week for 6 weeks, for a total of 18 sessions. Each session will last approximately 60 minutes, with time allocated for setup and brief symptom checks
Location
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, Texas