Assessment of Exercise Capacity in Virtual Reality

NCT ID: NCT04197024

Last Updated: 2020-11-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 70 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-12-17
• Study Completion Date: 2020-09-27

Brief Summary

The 20th century brought a dynamic development of new technologies, including virtual reality (VR). VR is an artificial image generated by IT technologies. It is most often associated with entertainment, but has a much wider application in other fields. The aim of the study is to assess the influence of the application of immersive virtual reality during an exercise capacity test on a bicycle ergometer.

Detailed Description

Scientists suggests that there are four types of virtual reality: immersive virtual reality, desktop virtual reality (i.e., low-cost homebrew virtual reality), projection virtual reality, and simulation virtual reality. The sense of presence or immersion is a critical feature distinguishing virtual reality from other types of computer applications. It seems interesting whether immersion in virtual reality can influence the assessment of exercise capacity. The aim of the study is to assess the influence of the application of immersive virtual reality during an exercise capacity test on a bicycle ergometer. It is assumed that an exercise capacity test on a cycloergometer will be performed in a traditional form and in a virtual reality.

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Traditional exercise capacity test

Patients of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration hospital in Głuchołazy with a diagnosed disease unit of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise capacity test

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Patients will be assessed by symptom-limited maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) following a 25W, tree-minute stage, beginning at 25W (healthy volunteers will start the test with a load of 50W). For both sexes and arms, participants will be instructed during the test to remain at the frequency between 60 to 80 rotations per minute (rpm). Heart rate (HR) will be continuously recorded using a monitor Polar H10.

Exercise capacity test in virtual reality

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Patients will be assessed by symptom-limited maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) following a 25W, tree-minute stage, beginning at 25W (healthy volunteers will start the test with a load of 50W). For both sexes and arms, participants will be instructed during the test to remain at the frequency between 60 to 80 rotations per minute (rpm).Heart rate (HR) will be continuously recorded using a monitor Polar H10. VR HTC Vive Pro goggles along with VR health care (aerobic exercise) VR Cycling software will be used for stimulation throughout the duration of the test. The HTC Vive Tracker device will be also use to link images in virtual reality with the pedal speed.

Immersive virtual reality exercise capacity test

Healthy volunteers, Students of Department of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise capacity test

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Patients will be assessed by symptom-limited maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) following a 25W, tree-minute stage, beginning at 25W (healthy volunteers will start the test with a load of 50W). For both sexes and arms, participants will be instructed during the test to remain at the frequency between 60 to 80 rotations per minute (rpm). Heart rate (HR) will be continuously recorded using a monitor Polar H10.

Exercise capacity test in virtual reality

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Patients will be assessed by symptom-limited maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) following a 25W, tree-minute stage, beginning at 25W (healthy volunteers will start the test with a load of 50W). For both sexes and arms, participants will be instructed during the test to remain at the frequency between 60 to 80 rotations per minute (rpm).Heart rate (HR) will be continuously recorded using a monitor Polar H10. VR HTC Vive Pro goggles along with VR health care (aerobic exercise) VR Cycling software will be used for stimulation throughout the duration of the test. The HTC Vive Tracker device will be also use to link images in virtual reality with the pedal speed.

Interventions

Exercise capacity test

Patients will be assessed by symptom-limited maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) following a 25W, tree-minute stage, beginning at 25W (healthy volunteers will start the test with a load of 50W). For both sexes and arms, participants will be instructed during the test to remain at the frequency between 60 to 80 rotations per minute (rpm). Heart rate (HR) will be continuously recorded using a monitor Polar H10.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Exercise capacity test in virtual reality

Patients will be assessed by symptom-limited maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) following a 25W, tree-minute stage, beginning at 25W (healthy volunteers will start the test with a load of 50W). For both sexes and arms, participants will be instructed during the test to remain at the frequency between 60 to 80 rotations per minute (rpm).Heart rate (HR) will be continuously recorded using a monitor Polar H10. VR HTC Vive Pro goggles along with VR health care (aerobic exercise) VR Cycling software will be used for stimulation throughout the duration of the test. The HTC Vive Tracker device will be also use to link images in virtual reality with the pedal speed.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing; Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in virtual reality

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Female and male, age: 20-25 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. diagnosed internal diseases

2. diseases and injuries of the locomotors system impairing the function of transport 3 Cognitive disorders preventing contact with the patient, Mini-Mental State Examination < 24 points.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

The Opole University of Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Sebastian Rutkowski

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Sebastian Rutkowski, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Opole University of Technology

Locations

Institute of Physiotherapy, Department of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology

Opole, , Poland

Countries

Poland

References

Rutkowski S, Szary P, Sacha J, Casaburi R. Immersive Virtual Reality Influences Physiologic Responses to Submaximal Exercise: A Randomized, Crossover Trial. Front Physiol. 2021 Sep 30;12:702266. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.702266. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 34658904 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

OpoleUofTech1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id