Virtual Reality for Cognitive Impairment in Hemodialysis

The goal of this randomized feasibility clinical trial is to identify participant recruitment and retention, acceptability, and adherence to virtual reality training in people undergoing hemodialysis. The main question it aims to answer is if virtual reality could be a feasible and acceptable intervention in this setting. The investigators will compare participants on virtual reality training during the standard dialysis session with those treated with standard dialysis session alone to see if a cognitive training using immersive virtual reality in people on hemodialysis is feasible and acceptable. Participants randomised in the intervention group will use virtual reality during the standard dialysis session for 30 minutes, three times a week for 12 weeks. The virtual reality intervention will consist of computerized cognitive training of 4 games. Each exercise delivered to the participant will specifically provide training in a specific cognitive category (memory, cognitive flexibility, processing, attention, and memory). Participants randomised in the control group will perform the standard hemodialysis session three times a week for 12 weeks, without using virtual reality.

NCT Number	NCT06739187
Lead Sponsor	University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli Collaborators: University of Sydney, University of Bari Aldo Moro, University of Otago
Conditions	Hemodialysis
Enrollment	60 participants
Start Date	2025-04-01
Primary Completion	2026-04-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-04-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2024-12-18