ACT-based Intervention Enhanced With VR for Older Adults With Anxiety Symptoms

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Conditions studied: Anxious Symptoms

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07687420

Run by

Grupo Lusófona

People needed

60

Starts

2026-09-01

Expected to finish

2027-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-07

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants aged 65 or older;
• Participants with mild, moderate, or severe anxiety symptoms;
• Participants who attend day centers.

You may not qualify if…

• 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.

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