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Life sciences · Interventional Study
ClinicalTrials.gov · September 23, 2026
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Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07835568). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: University of California, Santa Barbara. Recruitment status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 250 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Mental Health (Depression), Mental Health and General Well-being, Loneliness, Well Being, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Wellbeing, Mild Cognitive Impairment(MCI), Alzheimer Dementia (AD), Dementia. Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Full Virtual Reality Social Intervention; BEHAVIORAL: Abbreviated Virtual Reality Social Intervention. Primary outcome measures: Depressive Symptoms (CES-D) , Baseline (T1), Week 7 (T2), Week 12 (T3); Loneliness (UCLA Loneliness Scale) , Baseline (T1), Week 7 (T2), Week 12 (T3); Thriving (BIT) , Baseline (T1), Week 7 (T2), Week 12 (T3); Boredom (Short Boredom Proneness Scale) , Baseline (T1), Week 7 (T2), Week 12 (T3). Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a virtual reality (VR) based social platform can improve mental health and social connection for older adults who receive in-home care. Specifically, the study aims to determine if the VR program reduces loneliness, depressive symptoms, and boredom while increasing social connection and well-being among older adult participants. It also explores whether access to the VR program reduces caregiver burden and depressive symptoms for family caregivers. Researchers will compare an immediate-start group to a waitlist control group to assess whether the VR program improves outcomes compared to standard home care alone. Both groups will eventually receive the intervention. Older adult participants will use a VR headset at home to join group activities three times a week. These sessions include social activities with local peers and live-hosted group activities. A family caregiver or home care professional may be present during sessions if needed for support. Over a 12-week study period, older adult participants will complete three surveys assessing their mood, social connection, and well-being. Family caregivers of participating older adults are also invited to join an optional caregiver substudy. Caregivers who enroll in the substudy will not participate in the VR activities themselves, but will complete three surveys at the same time points over the 12 weeks to share their own well-being and caregiving experiences.