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NCT Number: NCT04197024

Assessment of Exercise Capacity in Virtual Reality

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

20 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

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

Opole, 45-758, Poland

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Female and male, age: 20-25 years

Exclusion criteria

  • diagnosed internal diseases
  • 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.

Treatment and study plan

Exercise capacity test

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.

Other names: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Exercise capacity test in virtual reality

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.

Other names: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in virtual reality

Primary outcomes

  1. Exercise Testing- cycle ergometer

    Time frame: First or second day of the assessment - the traditional exercise test

    The exercise test on an electronically-braked cycle ergometer (Lode Excalibur Sport PFM) was used for evaluation. Test began with a unloaded cycling for 3 minutes, then 50W for 3 minutes followed by an incremental phase in which work rate increased by 25 watts every 3 minutes. Heart rate (HR) was continuously recorded. These submaximal tests were terminated when the subjects reached 85% of the age-predicted maximal HR (calculated as 220 - age)

  2. HRV

    Time frame: First or second day of the assessment - the exercise test in VR

    The Polar H10 monitor (Polar Electro Oy Inc., Kempele, Finland) was employed to record heart rate series at a sampling frequency of 1000 Hz. All HRV analyses were carried out with the Kubios HRV Premium version 3.3.1 (HRV analysis, University of Eastern Finland). The R-R interval series were filtered with the artifact correction algorithm which was set at the automatic mode. Time- and frequency-domain HRV parameters were analyzed.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Opole University of Technology

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Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of the Impact of Immersive Virtual Reality During the Submaximal Cardiorespiratory Fitness

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Dec 12, 2019
Registry last updated
Nov 4, 2020

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