Immersive Virtual Reality Bicycling for Healthy Adults

NCT ID: NCT05253703

Last Updated: 2022-08-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-02-16

Study Completion Date

2022-06-07

Brief Summary

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This study has four objectives about healthy younger and older adults during immersive virtual reality bicycling:

Determine the effect of visual feedback and competition for younger healthy adults during virtual bicycling on user experience, motivation, enjoyment, perception of effort, and neuromuscular and cardiovascular intensity

Determine the effect of visual feedback and competition for older healthy adults during virtual bicycling on user experience, motivation, enjoyment, perception of effort, and neuromuscular and cardiovascular intensity

Compare younger and older during visual feedback and competition bicycling in terms of: user experience, motivation, enjoyment, perception of effort, neuromuscular and cardiovascular intensity

Determine if attention differs in visual feedback bicycling compared to competition bicycling for younger and older healthy adults

Detailed Description

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Participants will attend one session lasting about 1.5 hours. They will complete a competitiveness assessment and a questionnaire about physical activity. They will then exercise in three different virtual reality augmented bicycling conditions while wearing a head mounted display (goggles). Each of the three conditions will last approximately 5 minutes and will be followed by questionnaires about the participant's experience.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Virtual Reality Bicycling

This is a single arm study in which all participants will execute the same three bicycling tasks over one session. Exercise intensity and enjoyment are measured while participants bicycle in a virtual reality environment (wearing virtual reality goggles) in three different conditions lasting approximately 5 minutes each.

Group Type OTHER

Virtual reality bicycling

Intervention Type OTHER

This is a single arm study in which all participants will execute the same three bicycling tasks over one session (see arm/group description).

Interventions

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Virtual reality bicycling

This is a single arm study in which all participants will execute the same three bicycling tasks over one session (see arm/group description).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 21-75 years old,
* Able to ride a stationary upright bicycle,
* Able to sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Have a recent history of severe heart disease, severe lung disease, uncontrolled diabetes, traumatic brain injury or any other neurological disorder
* Are unable to follow directions or sign a consent form,
* Do not have adequate vision or hearing ability to see or hear a television,
* Have unstable medical condition or musculoskeletal disorder such as severe arthritis, recent knee surgery, hip surgery, or any other condition that the investigators determine would impair the ability to ride the bicycle,
* Have any other medical condition that prevents bicycling,
* Have moderate depression (score of 10 or more on PHQ-9 screening tool)
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Judith E Deutsch, PT, PhD

Professor, Department of Rehabilitation & Movement Sciences

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Judith E Deutsch

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rutgers School of Health Professions

Locations

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Rutgers School of Health Professions

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Palmieri JL, Deutsch JE. The effects of competition on exercise intensity and the user experience of exercise, during virtual reality bicycling for healthy adults across the lifespan. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2025 Aug 8;17(1):228. doi: 10.1186/s13102-025-01253-9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40781343 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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Pro2021002091

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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