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Multicomponent exercise with virtual reality

Multicomponent exercise with virtual reality has been studied in 1 paper since 2026: 1 trial in people; 1 in the past year. The newest story, Oct 23, 2026: “Standard exercise improved function most in older inpatients”.

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“0.13 points (95% CI: -0.64, 0.89) for MEP-VR vs. UC.”
Multicomponent exercise with virtual reality for preventing functional decline in hospitalized older adults: a randomized, three-arm, parallel clinical trialAge and ageing2026doi:10.1093/ageing/afag305

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What did studies of Multicomponent exercise with virtual reality find?

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Studies of Multicomponent exercise with virtual reality measured 2 outcomes; the most studied are short Physical Performance Battery (1 study) and cognitive function (1).

Short Physical Performance Battery

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1 study

  1. Multicomponent exercise with virtual reality decreases short Physical Performance Battery in humans (-0.91 points versus multicomponent exercise (95% CI: -1.67, -0.16)).

    “Direct comparison showed MEP-VR performed lower than MEP (-0.91 points; 95% CI: -1.67, -0.16).”

    Human trialCompared with conventional multicomponent exercise during acute hospitalizationVR-enhanced

    Standard exercise improved function most in older inpatients

    Age and ageing

  2. Multicomponent exercise with virtual reality has no effect on short Physical Performance Battery in humans (0.13 points versus usual care (95% CI: -0.64, 0.89)).

    “0.13 points (95% CI: -0.64, 0.89) for MEP-VR vs. UC.”

    Human trialCompared with usual care during acute hospitalizationVR-enhanced

    Standard exercise improved function most in older inpatients

    Age and ageing

Cognitive function

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1 study

  1. Multicomponent exercise with virtual reality improves cognitive function in humans (+1.90 points versus usual care (95% CI: 0.76, 3.04)).

    “Regarding cognitive function, between-group analysis showed superior improvements in both intervention arms versus control, with MEP-VR demonstrating a significant advantage (+1.90 points; 95% CI: 0.76, 3.04)”

    Human trialCompared with usual care during acute hospitalization; measured by MMSEVR-enhanced

    Standard exercise improved function most in older inpatients

    Age and ageing

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Standard exercise improved function most in older inpatients

Conventional exercise improved physical function by 1.04 points versus usual care; virtual reality–enhanced exercise showed no clear advantage over usual care.Conventional exercise improved physical function by 1.04 points versus usual care; virtual reality–enhanced exercise showed no clear advantage over usual care.

Randomized trial · 156 peopleMulticomponent exercise
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