Recruiting

Toujours Dimanche

Sponsor:

Laval University

Code:

NCT07658287

Conditions

Cognitive Impairment

Long-term Care Centres for Old Adults Users

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 60+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Adapted Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation Program

Usual Care

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an immersive virtual reality mindfulness meditation program is feasible and acceptable for older adults living in long-term care settings in Quebec who have mild to moderate neurocognitive disorder. It will also learn about the safety and potential effects of the program on well-being.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Is the virtual reality mindfulness meditation program feasible and acceptable for residents and staff in long-term care settings?
  • Does the adapted version of the program show potential benefits for well-being, including depression, anxiety, quality of life, mindfulness, pain, and loneliness?
  • What practical challenges, user experiences, and side effects, such as cybersickness, occur during the program?

Researchers will compare the Toujours Dimanche virtual reality mindfulness meditation program designed for older adults with mild to moderate neurocognitive disorder, and standard care alone to see if the adapted program is feasible, acceptable, and potentially helpful.

Participants will:

  • Take part in up to 8 virtual reality mindfulness meditation sessions over 4 weeks, if assigned to a virtual reality group
  • Complete questionnaires before and after the 4-week study period
  • Share feedback about their experience, when possible
  • Be observed by staff or research team members to document feasibility, acceptability, user experience, and safety

Conditions

Cognitive Impairment

Long-term Care Centres for Old Adults Users

Study ID

NCT07658287

Start date

Sep 14, 2026

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Jun 15, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 15, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 60+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

For resident participants:

  • Resident of a participating long-term care facility, seniors' home, or alternative seniors' home in the Chaudière-Appalaches or Capitale-Nationale regions of Quebec
  • Aged 60 years or older
  • Able to understand French or English
  • Able to provide informed consent or assent, or have consent provided by a legally authorized representative or person authorized to consent
  • Mild to moderate cognitive impairment or neurocognitive disorder
  • Normal or corrected vision and hearing

For staff participants:

  • Regularly works with at least one resident participating in Phase 3
  • Has completed the revised virtual reality training provided by Super Splendide and/or Martine Bordeleau

Exclusion Criteria:

For resident participants:

  • Recurrent migraines
  • Epilepsy
  • Traumatic brain injury during the past year
  • Glaucoma or recovery from eye surgery
  • Diagnosed uncontrolled epilepsy
  • Diagnosed severe vertigo
  • Severe hearing impairment without a corrective hearing device
  • Significant visual impairment that would prevent use of a virtual reality headset
  • Motion sickness that would prevent use of a virtual reality headset
  • Any health condition that restricts movement or prevents safe participation, such as a significant reduction in neck or upper-limb range of motion

Study Design

Enrollment

24 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Adapted Toujours Dimanche Virtual Reality Meditation

Participants in this group will receive standard care and the adapted Toujours Dimanche immersive virtual reality program. The intervention includes guided mindfulness meditation sessions designed for older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment or neurocognitive disorder. Participants will be invited to complete 8 sessions over 4 consecutive weeks, with approximately 2 sessions per week. Each session will last about 5 to 15 minutes.

active comparator: Standard Care

Participants in this group will receive standard care alone for 4 weeks. They will not receive the guided mindfulness meditation intervention or the Toujours Dimanche virtual reality meditation program during the study period.

Interventions

Adapted Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation Program

Immersive Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation

Usual Care

Standard Care

Primary outcome measure

  • Recruitment, Retention, Adherence, Blinding, and Safety Feasibility Indicators [ Time Frame: Up to 4 weeks ]
  • Acceptability of the Intervention [ Time Frame: At 4 weeks ]
  • Change in Depression Symptoms [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 weeks ]
  • Change in Anxiety Symptoms [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Martine Bordeleau, PhD

581-490-2626martine.bordeleau@outlook.com

Locations

CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale

Recruiting

Québec, Quebec, Canada

Contacts

Line D'Amours (coordinatrice du CEVQ)

4189067465line.damours.ciussscn@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches

Recruiting

Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada

Contacts

Louis-Frédéric Lessard (conseiller en milieux de vie)

418-387-8181Louis-Frederic.Lessard.cisssca@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

More Information

Sponsor

Laval University

Last update posted

Sep 10, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Keywords

  • Virtual Reality
  • Mindfulness Meditation
  • Long-Term Care
  • Older Adults
  • Cognitive Impairment

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-11. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Laval University on 2026-09-10.