Effects of a 12-week VR Intervention on the Functional Fitness of Adults of Different Age Ranges

NCT05582863 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: litingwang_1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 86
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 12-week VR fitness intervention on the functional fitness of adults of different age ranges.

Conditions

Functional Fitness; Virtual Reality

Keywords

Virtual reality; Exercise; Old adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Senior Fitness Test

  The Senior Fitness Test was used to assess the functional fitness of the participants. The test has six items and evaluations of four physical functional dimensions using the following movements: Back scratch was assessed for upper body flexibility (units of measurement: cm). Chair sit-and-reach movement evaluates lower body flexibility (cm). Arm curl movement assesses upper body strength (times). Chair-stand test evaluates lower body muscle strength (times). 2-minute step exercise evaluates cardiorespiratory fitness (times). 8-foot up-and-go evaluates balance and agility, (sec). The back scratch, chair-and-reach, arm curl, chair stand, and 2-minute step of higher scores mean better functional fitness. The 8-foot up-and-go of higher scores means poorer functional fitness. The study measures the change in functional fitness of older adults from a 1-week baseline to 12 weeks (i.e., exercise intervention phase).

  Senior Functional fitness to specify a period "change" is being assessed. The time points for assessment were week 1 (pre-test), and 12 (post-test).

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Weight and Kilograms test

  Not assessing change.The test was only a one-time measure at week 1(pre-test).

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group.

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group attended a VR exercise routine twice a week for 12 weeks. Device:1 computer virtual reality online software and 3 large projectors were used to project videos on the wall in a wrap-around state.

Other: Virtual reality exercise intervention

Control group.

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group received no intervention and had normal daily activites.

Interventions

Virtual reality exercise intervention OTHER

The experimental group performed a 75-90-minute VR exercise routine twice a week for 12 weeks.

Intervention group.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 84 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• aged more 65 and less 84 years
• with no listening/vision impairments
• who did not have any history of illness based on their response to the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
• interested in the virtual reality exercise

You may not qualify if:

• age less than 65 or more than 84 years
• disability and unable to live independently

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan Normal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

NTNU

Taipei, 106, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Lee Szu-Hsien

  Research Ethics Committee, National Taiwan University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 23, 2022
• First Posted: October 17, 2022
• Study Start: August 4, 2020
• Primary Completion: February 6, 2021
• Study Completion: February 10, 2021
• Last Updated: October 17, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10

Locations

TW (1)