ACT-based Intervention Enhanced With VR for Older Adults With Anxiety Symptoms
ConditionAnxious Symptoms
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorGrupo Lusófona
About this trial
The goal of this pilot RCT is to develop, implement and evaluate an Intervention Program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy using virtual reality as one of the components, in a sample of individuals aged 65 or older with anxiety symptoms enrolled in Portuguese day centers, with the aim of evaluating the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary evidence of efficacy of the intervention program and exploring the attitudes, behaviors and perceived barriers on the part of the participants towards the intervention.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Participants aged 65 or older;
Participants with mild, moderate, or severe anxiety symptoms;
Participants who attend day centers.
Disqualifiers
Participants with a medical diagnosis of neurocognitive disorder or with significant cognitive deficits (measured with Mini-Mental State Examination);
Participants with illiteracy or with linguistic difficulties that hinder communication and the comprehension of instructions;
Participants with reduced visual acuity.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Intervention program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Grupo Lusófona
Lead sponsor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov