Virtual Cycling Environments for Persons With Parkinson Disease
Virtual Cycling Environments (VCYCLE) Increases Exercise Intensity of Persons With Parkinson Disease
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
60 participants
Feb 8, 2021
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This study asks three questions about Persons with Parkinson Disease that use a bicycle for exercise. 1. Does the use of virtual reality increase the intensity and and enjoyment of the experience compared to bicycling without virtual reality? 2. Does the way in which the bicycling (interval compared to continous) is performed affect the experience? 3. How does the way the virtual reality is delivered (with goggles or projected on a screen) affect the experience?
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
- Hoehn and Yahr stages II-III,
- years old
- able to ride a stationary upright bicycle
- able to sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria6
- Have a recent history of severe heart disease, severe lung disease, uncontrolled diabetes, traumatic brain injury or neurological disorder other than Parkinson Disease.
- 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
Interventions
In one session: Exercise intensity and enjoyment are measured while participants bicycle in a virtual compared to non-virtual environment. Cycling takes places in two modes continous and interval. In a second session exercise intensity and enjoyment are compared during bicycling with virtual reality presented in two different ways.
Locations(2)
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NCT04804202