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Behavioral Intervention

Virtual Kitchen Training for Dementia (VKI Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Temple University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 month post-training
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Summary

This trial investigates a computer-based VR training program for people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. Participants practice everyday tasks like making breakfast in a virtual environment using a laptop. The goal is to see if this practice helps them perform these tasks better in real life. If successful, this approach could help improve their independence and reduce caregiver burden.

Eligible Conditions
  • Dementia
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Alzheimer's Dementia
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Vascular Dementia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 month post-training
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 month post-training for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Real Trained Task Performance- Accomplishment
Real Trained Task Performance- Completion Time
Real Trained Task Performance- Micro-errors
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Secondary study objectives
Virtual Reality Training Acceptability
Virtual Reality Training Usability

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Virtual Training ArmExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This is a within-participant study with two arms. All participants receive the Virtual Training with one target task and they are tested (after one day and one month) on the target task (arm 1) and as well as on a control task(arm 2). Assignment to the specific task that is trained is randomized across participants.
Group II: Control ArmActive Control1 Intervention
This is a within-participant study with two arms. All participants receive the Virtual Training with one target task and they are tested (after one day and one month) on the target task (arm 1) and as well as on a control task(arm 2). Assignment to the specific task that is trained is randomized across participants.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Virtual Kitchen Training
2021
N/A
~20

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Temple UniversityLead Sponsor
313 Previous Clinical Trials
88,281 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Dementia
20 Patients Enrolled for Dementia
~3 spots leftby Sep 2025
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