VR vs. Conventional Cycling Exercise for Geriatric Inpatient Physical Activation

Bispebjerg Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hospital Acquired Condition; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Inactivity, Physical; Sarcopenia

Treatments: Behavioral: Unsupervised stationary cycling exercise; Device: Virtual reality cycling exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05123638

VR+Cycling

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate whether virtual reality assisted stationary cycling exercise results in more physical activity than conventional unsupervised stationary cycling exercise. Physical activity levels are reported for both exercise duration and volume and non-exercise activity.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Admitted to geriatric ward at Bispebjerg Hospital with an minimum of 3 days (anticipated) left of stay.
• Volunteering

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to be easily mobilized by training staff.
• Unable to perform the stationary cycling exercise modality.
• Lack of Danish speaking and reading skills.
• Lack of senses (blind, deff pr heavily hearing impaired).
• Suffering from delirium, vertigo or dementia beyond a moderate degree.
• Judged medically contraindicated by therapeutic, medical or care staff

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual reality cycling exercise

Experimental group

Description:

These patient participants will receive 1 session of unsupervised stationary cycling exercise with the SYNCSENSE VR-technology every weekday of participation and be allowed up to 30min of voluntary exercise pr. session.

Treatment:

Device: Virtual reality cycling exercise

Conventional cycling exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

These patient participants will receive 1 session of unsupervised stationary cycling exercise on every weekday of participation and be allowed up to 30min of voluntary exercise pr. session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Unsupervised stationary cycling exercise