An interventional study of Virtual Reality Multidomain Training and Multidomain Health Education in Cognitive Frailty, sponsored by Zheng Li. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 60 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-06.
Sponsored by Zheng Li · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effects of a virtual reality (VR) multidomain intervention on cognitive function in older adults with cognitive frailty and explore its underlying mechanisms.
Participants will receive either supervised VR training twice weekly for 8 weeks or multidomain health education. The VR program combines cognitive training, physical exercise, nutrition education, and emotional support.
Cognitive function, physical function, emotional symptoms, and nutritional status will be assessed at baseline and Week 8. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy will assess brain activity to explore potential mechanisms. Intervention feasibility, acceptability, and safety will also be evaluated.
1,284 studies on the registry are indexed under Frailty; 452 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 90 is above the median of 81 across 767 interventional studies indexed under Frailty.
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Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.
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MMSE and MoCA
Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Participants will receive supervised virtual reality multidomain training twice weekly for 8 weeks, for a total of 16 sessions. Each session is planned to last approximately 45 minutes, including instruction, warm-up, intermittent VR training, breaks, and task transitions. The program combines cognitive training, physical exercise, nutrition education, and emotional support. Task difficulty and training duration will be adjusted according to individual abilities and tolerance.
Behavioral: Virtual Reality Multidomain Training
Participants will receive multidomain health education covering cognitive health, physical activity, nutrition, and emotional well-being.
Behavioral: Multidomain Health Education
A supervised VR program combining cognitive training, physical exercise, nutrition education, and emotional support. Participants attend two sessions weekly for 8 weeks, totaling 16 sessions. Each 45-minute session includes instruction, warm-up, approximately 25 minutes of intermittent VR training, and breaks. VR training includes approximately 10 minutes of cognitive training, 10 minutes of physical exercise, and 5 minutes of nutrition education or emotional support. Nutrition and emotional support activities alternate between the two weekly sessions. VR familiarization is provided before formal training. Task difficulty and training duration are adjusted to individual abilities and tolerance.
Participants will receive multidomain health education covering cognitive health, physical activity, nutrition, and emotional well-being. The educational content addresses the same health domains as the VR intervention.
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) will be used to assess cognitive function. Total scores range from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating better cognitive function.
Time frame: Baseline and Week 8 (end of intervention)
Short Physical Performance Battery
The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) will be used to assess lower-extremity physical function through standing balance, walking speed, and repeated chair stands. Total scores range from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating better physical performance.
Time frame: Baseline and Week 8 (end of intervention)
Fried Frailty Phenotype
The Fried Frailty Phenotype (FFP) will be used to assess physical frailty based on five criteria: unintentional weight loss, exhaustion, weakness, slow walking speed, and low physical activity. Total scores range from 0 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater frailty.
Time frame: Baseline and Week 8 (end of intervention)
Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)
The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test will be used to assess functional mobility. Participants rise from a chair, walk 3 meters, turn, walk back, and sit down. Completion time is recorded in seconds, with shorter times indicating better functional mobility.
Time frame: Baseline and Week 8 (end of intervention)
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) will be used to assess depressive symptoms over the preceding two weeks. Total scores range from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating more severe depressive symptoms.
Time frame: Baseline and Week 8 (end of intervention)
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Start is estimated for Nov 2026; primary completion for Jun 2027, 7 months later.
Of 513 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Frailty, half reached primary completion within 22 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 39. This study's planned 7 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 517 studies reached it within 22 months; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 39.
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