Adapted High-Intensity Virtual Reality Exergaming

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status and phase: Active, not recruiting; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual reality exergaming

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07155213

300014468

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will test the acceptability and benefits of a home-based high-intensity virtual reality exercise program for young people with physical disabilities. The program will last 6 weeks. There will be a total of two visits to the laboratory for exercise-related health assessments. The program includes head-mounted displays (Meta Quest) and off-the-shelf games.

Enrollment: 4 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• overweight or obese (based on CDC body mass index normative ranges for age and sex)
• physically inactive (<150 min/week of moderate exercise)
• Gross Motor Function Classification System level (GMFCS) levels I-IV
• Physician clearance to participate
• Wifi internet access at home

Exclusion criteria

• Complete blindness or deafness
• GMFCS level V
• Unable to communicate in English
• Prone to photosensitive seizures
• Pregnant (due to radiation from a Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry [DXA] scan

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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4 participants in 1 patient group

Virtual Reality Exergaming Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

High-intensity active video gaming at the home.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual reality exergaming