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Multimodal Training With Immersive Virtual Reality to Improve the Cognitive Health and Emotional Well-being of Older Women Living Alone

Spain80 participantsStarted 2025-05-05

Plain-language summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an immersive virtual reality-based multimodal intervention (VirtualDONA) to improve cognitive health and emotional well-being in older women living alone and at risk of poverty. The intervention combines mindfulness, cognitive, and physical training in a group format over 8 weeks.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Female * Age 65 years or older * Living alone * Registered with the elderly care services of Suara Cooperativa * Annual income below the guaranteed minimum income threshold (below €20,353.62/year) * Global cognitive functioning not suggestive of dementia, defined as MMSE score ≥ 24 * Able to read and write * Good command of Catalan and/or Spanish * Signed informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * History of severe neurological, psychiatric disorders, or intellectual disability * Uncorrected sensory deficits (e.g., vision or hearing) * Physical or motor impairments that may interfere with participation or bias outcome measures

What they're measuring

Differences between groups in scores of global cognition

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of global cognition

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of verbal episodic memory

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of auditory attention

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of working memory

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of processing speed

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of visual scanning and processing speed

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06956794

SponsorConsorci Sanitari de Terrassa

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-12-01

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Social Isolation in Older Adults trials

Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexFEMALE

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Differences between groups in scores of global cognition

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of global cognition

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of verbal episodic memory

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of auditory attention

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of working memory

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of processing speed

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention

Differences between groups in scores of visual scanning and processing speed

Timeframe: Baseline and after the 8-week intervention