Virtual Reality Use for ICU Mobility (GAMERS)

January 8, 2026 updated by: Duke University

Designing a Virtual Reality Intervention to Improve Physical and Psychological Health in Intensive Care Units

The purpose of this study is to explore if Virtual Reality (VR) helps patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) move more and feel better.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
        • Recruiting
        • Duke University Hospital
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • English speaking
  • Adults age 18 or greater
  • ICU stay greater or equal to 3 days
  • Limited mobility

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Special enteric contact isolation
  • Blindness
  • History of seizure or vertigo
  • Intubated and sedated
  • ICU delirium

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Standard mobility care
Other: VR intervention
Virtual Reality
Other: Nurse driven virtual reality mobility session
Participants will use the virtual reality device to play the game that will facilitate movement of arms, shoulders and trunk to music, similar to dancing or Tai-Chi.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of participants with Increased Mobility
Time Frame: 10 days or ICU discharge, which ever comes first
10 days or ICU discharge, which ever comes first

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of participants with Improved psychosocial well-being
Time Frame: 10 days or ICU discharge, which ever comes first
10 days or ICU discharge, which ever comes first

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Duke University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Anna Mall, Duke University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

November 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 14, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 14, 2025

First Posted (Estimated)

November 18, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

January 12, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 8, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PRO00116448_1

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

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