What this means
This is a plan for a study that has not started yet. It will test if older adults like and can use a virtual reality program called CAST.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 60 and over
- Where
- 3 sites, including Florida, Illinois, New York
The science
- Registered title
- Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement - CREATE V - Project 1
- Trial ID
- NCT05811338 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- What is tested
- Project 1 - Phase 2: VR Program for Social, Activity, and Cognitive Engagement, Project 1 - Phase 2: Tablet for Social, Activity, and Cognitive Engagement
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Ages
- 60 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Apr 13, 2023 · updated Aug 20, 2026
Registry summary
Project 1: The goal of this research project is to examine usability and acceptance of virtual reality (VR) applications and their efficacy with older adults. This highly innovative cross-site Stage 1 Intervention Development Project (NIH (National Institutes of Health) Stage Model) will apply the CREATE systematic approach to the design and evaluation of an immersive VR program, Cognitive Activity Social Technology (CAST), for older adults. The program will provide a suite of virtual cognitive, social and activity engagement applications; and allow for virtual interactions.
Sites (3)
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, United States
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States
- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States