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Using Virtual Reality Travel to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults

Indiana University · NCT07644416

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 65+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
40
US sites recruiting
3
Study start
June 1, 2026
Record last updated
August 14, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

This study aims to investigate whether and how virtual reality travel (VRT) can reduce loneliness among older adults. It will utilize a mixed-methods research design that combines an randomly assigned experiment with follow-up semi-structured interviews.

This is a pilot study and it is essential to establish the feasibility and acceptability of the protocol, assess the tolerability of VR technology in this population prior to conducting a full-scale RCT, and generate preliminary effect size estimates to inform future sample size calculations.

Being studied: Virtual Reality Travel; Puzzle-Based Attention Control Activity

Conditions: Loneliness; Older Adults (65 Years and Older); Virtual Reality; Leisure Activities

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults aged 65 years or older
  • Express willingness to engage with VR technology

Exclusion Criteria

  • No self-reported physical, sensory, neurological, or cognitive conditions that would make VR use unsafe or impractical (e.g., uncontrolled seizures, severe vertigo, or significant uncorrected vision/hearing impairments).

Recruiting US locations

  • Evergreen Village at Bloomington

    Bloomington, IN 47401

    Site contact: Sherri Ganka · 812-336-2718 · resident.services@evergreenvillage-bloomington.com

  • Bell Trace

    Bloomington, IN 47408

    Site contact: Melissa Davis · 812-332-2355 · mdavis@cardon.us

  • Area 10 Agency on Aging

    Ellettsville, IN 47429

    Site contact: Amy Guerrettaz · 812-935-2582 · aguerrettaz@area10agency.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Ruiping Ren · 812-671-4087 · renruip@iu.edu
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