Preserving Ability Through Virtual Exercise (PAVE)

Part of paid clinical trials in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sponsor
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Study ID
NCT07189286
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Feasibility Studies

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
55 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • PAVE intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    The commercial virtual reality app that will be used for the intervention, Supernatural, provides participants a trainer as they use their arms and legs (e.g., seated knee strikes) to smash targets to 500+ musical tracks. In this manner, this study employs fun as a motivator for exercise commencement and adherence while hospitalized. The research assistant will implement the intervention using the three-step approach including: (1) patient mobility screen, (2) orientation to the technology and intervention, and (3) ongoing assessment, adaptation, and motivation.
  • Education control — BEHAVIORAL
    Education control participants will receive and physical activity education using the NIH "Get Fit for Life" booklet.

Study Details

Each day in the hospital leads to functional decline and loss of muscle mass, which older adults can find difficult or impossible to restore in the post-acute period. The overall objective of this proposed project is to explore the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a virtual reality physical activity intervention at helping older adults engage in physical activity and maintain physical function and mental health during their hospital stay. As virtual reality technology becomes more affordable and ubiquitously available across the world, this study will demonstrate how this technology could be leveraged to maintain the function of older adults in the hospital.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 1, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Feb 1, 2029
Completion
Jan 1, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment
140 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: PAVE intervention
    PAVE participants will be trained to use the virtual reality headset and perform virtual reality physical activity throughout their hospital stay.
  • Active Comparator: Education control
    Education control will receive physical activity education using the NIH "Get Fit for Life" booklet.

Primary Outcome Measure

Feasibility: Acceptability of Intervention Measure [ Time Frame: measured at discharge or 7 days post baseline, whichever occurs first ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
UMMC Midtown CampusBaltimoreMaryland21201
Gyasi Moscou-Jackson, PhD, MHS, RN
[email protected]
410-328-8893

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