Virtual Reality Exercise in a Community Highschool for Children With Disabilities

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status and phase: Completed; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Physical Inactivity; Developmental Disability; Disability Physical

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual reality exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05935982

IRB-300011314

P50MD017338 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to work with a community engagement group to develop and pilot a protocol for a virtual reality exergaming program for children with special needs at a high school.

Full description

A virtual reality exercise program will be run during school special physical education hours at a public high school. The program will be implemented by a person with cerebral palsy. The exercise will include rhythmic movement to music and fitness games.

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Enrolled in school special physical education or self-reported disability
• Note from physician permitting participation in moderate intensity exercise or cleared for sport participation through physical examination that was on file by the school
• Ability to communicate in English (or a caregiver)

Exclusion criteria

• Complete blindness or deafness
• Condition that may make participation unsafe

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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9 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual reality exercise program in special physical education

Experimental group

Description:

During normal special physical education hours, participants will be provided with a virtual reality headset and exercise games and be prescribed to exercise at a moderate intensity.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual reality exercise

Virtual reality exercise program at home

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will be provided with a virtual reality headset and exercise games and be prescribed to exercise at a moderate intensity at home.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual reality exercise