Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise and High-intensity Interval Exercise With Immersive Virtual Reality

University of Valencia

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Health Adult Subjects; Acute Effects of Exercise in Healthy People

Treatments: Procedure: Traditional aerobic training; Procedure: Aerobic training performed with a immersive virtual reality application; Procedure: High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT); Procedure: High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) performed with a immersive virtual reality application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07101341

2024-FIS-3483189

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to compare the acute effects at the cardiovascular (heart rate, blood pressure) and physiological (lactate) levels, as well as the perception of effort and fatigue, of four exercise modalities, one based on the traditional aerobic training methodology, another based on high-intensity interval training (HIIT), another consisting of aerobic exercise performed in conjunction with an immersive virtual reality (VR) application, and a last one consisting of exercise with HIIT-type parameters but also performed in conjunction with an immersive VR application.

All participants will complete one session of each of the four exercise modalities, analyzing the variables studied in each for subsequent analysis and comparison.

Enrollment: 45 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy people between 18 and 35 years old

Exclusion criteria

• Current or recent injury that affects training
• Condition that prevents exercise (decompensated heart disease, decompensated respiratory disease, significant mobility difficulties, etc.)
• Visual problems that prevent exercise with virtual reality headsets

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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45 participants in 4 patient groups

Traditional aerobic exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Traditional aerobic training

High-intensity interval training

Experimental group

Description:

A single session of exercise

Treatment:

Procedure: High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

Aerobic exercise applied with reality virtual

Experimental group

Description:

A single session of exercise

Treatment:

Procedure: Aerobic training performed with a immersive virtual reality application

High-intensity interval training applied with virtual reality

Experimental group

Description:

A single session of exercise

Treatment:

Procedure: High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) performed with a immersive virtual reality application