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DementiaNCT07248345

Virtual Reality Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia

A study testing virtual reality intervention in people with Dementia, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

Not yet recruiting

Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Official record
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Trial summary

This study explores the effects of a virtual reality intervention on family caregivers of persons living with dementia Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Dementia
What is being tested?
virtual reality intervention
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Jun 2026to 31 Jul 2028
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • has the primary responsibility for providing direct care or supervising the care received by the PLWD, and is living with the PLWD.

Who cannot join

  • -

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Yea-Ing Shyu, PhD contact

+886978697460

yeaing@mail.cgu.edu.tw

About this study

Official title: A Machine Learning-enhanced Virtual Reality Intervention to Facilitate Balance Finding for Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia

This study explores the effects of a virtual reality intervention on family caregivers of persons living with dementia

Read the detailed description

Virtual interventions using VR scenarios related to competing demands for family caregivers of persons living with dementia that facilitate caregiving balance will be developed. Tts effects will be investigated by using a randomized controlled trial.

Conditions
Dementia
Being tested
virtual reality intervention
Keywords
family caregiver, dementia, virtual reality
Medical subject headings
Dementia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • virtual reality interventionBehavioural

    virtual interventions using VR scenarios related to competing demands for family caregivers of PLWD

Study groups in NCT07248345
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
virtual realityExperimentalvirtual interventions using VR scenarios related to competing demands for family caregivers of PLWD
Receives: Behavioral: virtual reality intervention
informationNo interventioninformation regarding dementia will be provided

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Caregiving Balance

    The balance between competing needs will be assessed using the Caregiving Process of Finding a Balance Point scale

    Measured: 1st month follwing VR intervention

  2. Caregiving Balance

    The balance between competing needs will be assessed using the Caregiving Process of Finding a Balance Point scale

    Measured: 3rd month follwing VR intervention

  3. Caregiving Balance

    The balance between competing needs will be assessed using the Caregiving Process of Finding a Balance Point scale

    Measured: 6th month follwing VR intervention

  4. Caregiver role strain

    Role strain will be measured by the 87-item Role Strain Scale from the Family Caregiving Inventory (FCI)

    Measured: 1st month following VR intervention

  5. Caregiver role strain

    Role strain will be measured by the 87-item Role Strain Scale from the Family Caregiving Inventory (FCI)

    Measured: 3rd month following VR intervention

  6. Caregiver role strain

    Role strain will be measured by the 87-item Role Strain Scale from the Family Caregiving Inventory (FCI)

    Measured: 6th month following VR intervention

Secondary outcomes (9)

  1. Health Related Quality of Life

    Physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, vitality, general health, social functioning, role emotional, and mental health will be assessed with the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36 ).

    Measured: 1st month following VR intervention

  2. Health Related Quality of Life

    Physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, vitality, general health, social functioning, role emotional, and mental health will be assessed with the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36 ).

    Measured: 3rd month following VR intervention

  3. Health Related Quality of Life

    Physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, vitality, general health, social functioning, role emotional, and mental health will be assessed with the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36 ).

    Measured: 6th month following VR intervention

  4. Depressive symptoms

    The Chinese version of the 20-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D will assess depressive symptoms.

    Measured: 1st month following VR intervention

  5. Depressive symptoms

    The Chinese version of the 20-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D will assess depressive symptoms.

    Measured: 3rd month following VR intervention

  6. Depressive symptoms

    The Chinese version of the 20-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D will assess depressive symptoms.

    Measured: 6th month following VR intervention

  7. Caregiving Rewards

    The FCI Rewards of Caregiving scale (Archbold, et al., 1990) will be used to assess positive outcomes of caregiving

    Measured: 1st month following VR intervention

  8. Caregiving Rewards

    The FCI Rewards of Caregiving scale (Archbold, et al., 1990) will be used to assess positive outcomes of caregiving

    Measured: 3rd month following VR intervention

  9. Caregiving Rewards

    The FCI Rewards of Caregiving scale (Archbold, et al., 1990) will be used to assess positive outcomes of caregiving

    Measured: 6th month following VR intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Nov 2025
  2. Study start1 Jun 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion31 Jul 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Jul 2028 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07248345
Sponsor's protocol ID
114-2314-B-182-048-MY3
Status last verified
Aug 2025
First submitted
18 Nov 2025
Last updated
25 Nov 2025
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing virtual reality intervention in people with Dementia, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Nov 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Yea-Ing Shyu, PhD (+886978697460, yeaing@mail.cgu.edu.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Caregiving Balance (time frame: 1st month follwing VR intervention). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07248345.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Nov 2025.

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