Immersive VR Reminiscence System for Facilitating Memory Retrieval Among Nursing Home Older Adults

The Effect of an Immersive VR Reminiscence System for Facilitating Memory Retrieval Among Nursing Home Older Adults

A VR game "Memo-gration" was designed to assist elderly people in reminiscence therapy. The ultimate scene design was crafted in a vintage Chinese aesthetic reminiscent of the previous century.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Emotional Regulation; Old Age; Memory, Repressed
• Intervention / Treatment: Combination product: Memo-gration; Other: Picture reminiscence therapy

Detailed Description

This study tailored a variety of instructional material within each virtual scenario, taking into account various memory triggers. Guidance is activated when the user is identified as making physical contact with an object or discussing a specific keyword. This encompasses textual assistance provided within the virtual environment, the display of multimedia information, and the provision of organized voice guidance. Following the system's instructions, users engaged in discussion with the caregiver, and had the freedom to terminate the conversation at their discretion and explore other topics by interacting with different items.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 36
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Shanghai Municipality
    • Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200140
      • Dian Zhu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• (i) absence of significant cognitive impairment, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and communication ability.
• (ii) Obtained the pre-test and watched the film while wearing a VR headgear without experiencing any notable discomfort.

Exclusion Criteria:

• (i) Older adults with cognitive impairments that prevent normal communication
• (ii) Visually impaired

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Triple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: VR reminiscence therapy system "Memo-gration"; This study tailored a variety of instructional material within each virtual scenario, taking into account various memory triggers. Guidance is activated when the user is identified as making physical contact with an object or discussing a specific keyword. This encompasses textual assistance provided within the virtual environment, the display of multimedia information, and the provision of organized voice guidance. Following the system's instructions, users engaged in discussion with the caregiver, and had the freedom to terminate the conversation at their discretion and explore other topics by interacting with different items.	Combination product: Memo-gration; This study tailored a variety of instructional material within each virtual scenario, taking into account various memory triggers. Guidance is activated when the user is identified as making physical contact with an object or discussing a specific keyword. This encompasses textual assistance provided within the virtual environment, the display of multimedia information, and the provision of organized voice guidance. Following the system's instructions, users engaged in discussion with the caregiver, and had the freedom to terminate the conversation at their discretion and explore other topics by interacting with different items.
Active Comparator: Picture reminiscence therapy; The picture reminiscence therapy group utilized a series of color images depicting screenshots of the Memo-gration, ensuring that the screenshots remained as consistent as feasible with the presented memory cues.	Other: Picture reminiscence therapy; Picture reminiscence therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Profile of Mood States (POMS)	POMS is utilized to evaluate alterations in affective state and cognitive state induced by short-term psychotherapy, emotional stimuli, etc.Participants assessed their present mental state using a 5-point Likert scale, comprising 40 questions that encompassed 7 subscales measuring tension, despair, weariness, and self-esteem, etc. A comprehensive mood disturbance score (TMD) was ultimately synthesized.	baseline and 1 day (study completion)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Questionnaire on VR Experience	The UMUX-Lite and Slater-Usoh-Steed Proximity Questionnaires are combined to investigate the user experience of older persons with Memo-gration. Both assessments employ a 7-point Likert scale format.	1 day (study completion)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Zhu Dian
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Dian Zhu, Dr, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): August 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 24, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 8, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): February 9, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 28, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 25, 2026
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Virtual Reality; Reminiscence Therapy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavior; Social Behavior; Self-Control; Emotional Regulation
• Other Study ID Numbers: Sjtu0003

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No