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IRCT20260623069931N1 IRCT 2026-07-19 Tehran University of Medical Sciences Virtual Reality Sports Tourism VRST Solo versus Group-Based Virtual Reality Sports Tourism for Reducing Loneliness in Widowed Older Women 2026-07-24 anticipated 115 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/91109 interventional Randomization: Not randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Other design features: This study will be conducted as a three-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial with a 1:1:1 allocation ratio. Participants will be allocated to one of three groups: usual care/control, solo virtual reality sports tourism, or group-based virtual reality sports tourism. Assessments will be conducted at three time points: baseline, immediately after the four-week intervention, and 30 days after the final session. Outcome assessors will be blinded to group allocation, but participants and facilitators will not be blinded because of the nature of the virtual reality intervention. N/A Loneliness among widowed older women living in nursing homes. Control group: Participants will receive usual nursing home care and no virtual reality intervention.Intervention group 1: Participants will receive solo virtual reality sports tourism using Meta Quest 3 head-mounted displays. The program will include 12 sessions over 4 weeks, three sessions per week. Each session will last 30–40 minutes, including 20–25 minutes of virtual reality exposure.Intervention group 2: Participants will receive group-based virtual reality sports tourism in groups of 3–5 residents using Meta Quest 3 head-mounted displays. The program will include 12 sessions over 4 weeks, three sessions per week, followed by a 5–10-minute group discussion after each session.. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is To protect confidentiality, privacy, and participants’ rights, names, personal identifiers, contact information, and any identifiable participant data will not be disclosed. All data will be coded and analyzed anonymously, and only aggregated study results will be reported.
public Hossein Fraidniya
Shahid Beheshti Town. Raspina Tower. Block B
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) ۵۰۴۱۷۲۱۰۶۸۱۵ +98 936 387 5989 hossein.faridniya@ut.ac.ir Tehran University of Medical Sciences scientific Hossein Faridniya
Shahid Beheshti Town. Raspina Tower. Block B
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) ۵۰۴۱۷۲۱۰۶۸۱۵ +98 936 387 5989 hossein.faridniya@ut.ac.ir University of Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) Participants will be women aged 60 years or older who will be widowed; will have been living in a nursing home for at least three months; will be able to understand the study instructions and provide informed consent; will have adequate vision and hearing to use VR and complete the questionnaires; will be able to participate safely in seated VR sessions; and will be able to tolerate the VR familiarization session without marked discomfort. 60 years 80 years Female severe cognitive impairment; severe uncorrected visual or hearing impairment; a history of epilepsy or seizure disorder; severe vestibular problems or severe motion sickness; an unstable cardiovascular condition; severe psychiatric symptoms requiring immediate clinical care; concurrent participation in another structured psychosocial, behavioral, or medication-based intervention; or inability to tolerate the VR headset during the familiarization session because of marked dizziness, nausea, anxiety, or visual discomfort. 0 0 Rehabilitation Control group: Participants will receive usual nursing home care and no virtual reality intervention.Intervention group 1: Participants will receive solo virtual reality sports tourism using Meta Quest 3 head-mounted displays. The program will include 12 sessions over 4 weeks, three sessions per week. Each session will last 30–40 minutes, including 20–25 minutes of virtual reality exposure.Intervention group 2: Participants will receive group-based virtual reality sports tourism in groups of 3–5 residents using Meta Quest 3 head-mounted displays. The program will include 12 sessions over 4 weeks, three sessions per week, followed by a 5–10-minute group discussion after each session. Total loneliness score measured by the UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3. Timepoint: At baseline, immediately after the 4-week intervention, and 30 days after the final intervention session. Method of measurement: Persian version of the UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3, a 20-item questionnaire scored on a 4-point Likert scale. Tehran University of Medical Sciences Approved Approved 2025-05-03 Ethics Committee of Sport Sciences Research Institute Tehran – Ostad Motahari St. – Mir Emad St. – Fifth Alley – No. 3 Tehran Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)