Assessment of Exercise Capacity in Virtual Reality

NCT04197024 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: OpoleUofTech1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The 20th century brought a dynamic development of new technologies, including virtual reality (VR). VR is an artificial image generated by IT technologies. It is most often associated with entertainment, but has a much wider application in other fields. The aim of the study is to assess the influence of the application of immersive virtual reality during an exercise capacity test on a bicycle ergometer.

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Keywords

virtual reality; COPD; exercise capacity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Exercise Testing- cycle ergometer

  The exercise test on an electronically-braked cycle ergometer (Lode Excalibur Sport PFM) was used for evaluation. Test began with a unloaded cycling for 3 minutes, then 50W for 3 minutes followed by an incremental phase in which work rate increased by 25 watts every 3 minutes. Heart rate (HR) was continuously recorded. These submaximal tests were terminated when the subjects reached 85% of the age-predicted maximal HR (calculated as 220 - age)

  First or second day of the assessment - the traditional exercise test

• HRV

  The Polar H10 monitor (Polar Electro Oy Inc., Kempele, Finland) was employed to record heart rate series at a sampling frequency of 1000 Hz. All HRV analyses were carried out with the Kubios HRV Premium version 3.3.1 (HRV analysis, University of Eastern Finland). The R-R interval series were filtered with the artifact correction algorithm which was set at the automatic mode. Time- and frequency-domain HRV parameters were analyzed.

  First or second day of the assessment - the exercise test in VR

Study Arms (2)

Traditional exercise capacity test

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration hospital in Głuchołazy with a diagnosed disease unit of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Device: Exercise capacity test; Device: Exercise capacity test in virtual reality

Immersive virtual reality exercise capacity test

EXPERIMENTAL

Healthy volunteers, Students of Department of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland

Device: Exercise capacity test; Device: Exercise capacity test in virtual reality

Interventions

Exercise capacity test DEVICE

Patients will be assessed by symptom-limited maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) following a 25W, tree-minute stage, beginning at 25W (healthy volunteers will start the test with a load of 50W). For both sexes and arms, participants will be instructed during the test to remain at the frequency between 60 to 80 rotations per minute (rpm). Heart rate (HR) will be continuously recorded using a monitor Polar H10.

Also known as: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Immersive virtual reality exercise capacity test; Traditional exercise capacity test

Exercise capacity test in virtual reality DEVICE

Patients will be assessed by symptom-limited maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) following a 25W, tree-minute stage, beginning at 25W (healthy volunteers will start the test with a load of 50W). For both sexes and arms, participants will be instructed during the test to remain at the frequency between 60 to 80 rotations per minute (rpm).Heart rate (HR) will be continuously recorded using a monitor Polar H10. VR HTC Vive Pro goggles along with VR health care (aerobic exercise) VR Cycling software will be used for stimulation throughout the duration of the test. The HTC Vive Tracker device will be also use to link images in virtual reality with the pedal speed.

Also known as: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in virtual reality

Immersive virtual reality exercise capacity test; Traditional exercise capacity test

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• \. Female and male, age: 20-25 years

You may not qualify if:

• diagnosed internal diseases
• diseases and injuries of the locomotors system impairing the function of transport 3 Cognitive disorders preventing contact with the patient, Mini-Mental State Examination \< 24 points.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Opole University of Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

Institute of Physiotherapy, Department of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology

Opole, 45-758, Poland

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Rutkowski S, Szary P, Sacha J, Casaburi R. Immersive Virtual Reality Influences Physiologic Responses to Submaximal Exercise: A Randomized, Crossover Trial. Front Physiol. 2021 Sep 30;12:702266. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.702266. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 34658904 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Interventions

Exercise Test

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Chronic Disease; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart Function Tests; Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Respiratory Function Tests; Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System; Ergometry; Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Sebastian Rutkowski, PhD

  The Opole University of Technology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Each individual will be evaluated by a traditional test and a virtual reality test.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 5, 2019
• First Posted: December 12, 2019
• Study Start: December 17, 2019
• Primary Completion: June 27, 2020
• Study Completion: September 27, 2020
• Last Updated: November 4, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PL (1)