Interactive movement games to help older adults with psychosis

This trial is testing a new approach to caring for older adults with psychosis — a condition that causes hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren't there) or fixed false beliefs. Researchers want to see if playing interactive movement games called exergames can help improve both thinking skills and physical balance, while also reducing some symptoms of psychosis. The games combine exercise with brain challenges, like stepping and shifting your weight in response to sounds and visual cues.

Older adults with psychosis often struggle with both thinking difficulties and physical weakness, which can lead to falls and social isolation. Current treatments focus mainly on psychiatric symptoms, but research suggests that addressing both physical and mental health together — through combined exercise and brain training — could help people feel better overall.