Virtual Reality During Exercise Testing
ConditionVirtual Reality
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAugusta University
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effects of virtual reality use on maximal aerobic exercise test performance (aerobic capacity) in healthy adults. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does using a virtual reality program during a maximal aerobic exercise test lead to differences in VO2peak (maximal aerobic capacity)? and, * Does using a virtual reality program during a maximal aerobic exercise test lead to differences in work rate at the ventilatory threshold?
Participants will complete a maximal aerobic exercise test two times (separated by 1 week of recovery) under the following conditions:
* normal testing conditions in a lab * while viewing a virtual reality video
Researchers will compare the test results of both conditions to see if the use of a virtual reality program alters VO2peak or the ventilatory threshold.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
Answering "YES" to one or more items on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q).
Women who are pregnant at the time of participation according to a pregnancy test.
Trial design
Design model
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
Virtual Reality condition
BehavioralParticipants will watch a video on a virtual reality headset during the completion of the maximal cardiorespiratory exercise test.
Control condition
BehavioralParticipants will complete the maximal cardiorespiratory exercise test under control conditions without video, music, or other distractions.
Treatment groups
24 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Control condition completed firstExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Virtual Reality condition completed firstExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
VO2peak
The highest level of oxygen uptake averaged over a 20-second period.
Time frame
Assessed during the exercise test for each condition.2
Ventilatory threshold
The work load (in Watts) during the maximal cardiorespiratory exercise test at which breakpoints are identified between metabolic measures associated with the ventilatory threshold (CO2 production and O2 utilization; ventilatory equivalent for O2 and O2 utilization; and excess CO2 production).
Time frame
Assessed during the exercise test for each condition.Secondary outcomes
1
Peak power
The work load (in Watts) of the highest exercise test stage that was completed
Time frame
Assessed during the exercise test for each condition.2
Total test time
The duration of the test (in minutes), not including the warm-up.
Time frame
Assessed during the exercise test for each condition.3
RPE
Rating of Perceived Exertion measured from 0 (no perceived exertion) to 10 (maximal perceived exertion).
Time frame
Assessed throughout the exercise test for each condition (at the end of the warm-up and end of every even-numbered stage)..4
Affective Valence
Affective valence measured from -5 (feeling very bad) to +5 (feeling very good).
Time frame
Assessed throughout the exercise test for each condition (at the end of the warm-up and end of every even-numbered stage)..Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov