Effectiveness of Metaverse Space-based Exercise Video Distribution in Young Adults

NCT06019156 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: C2022-0044
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study explored whether exercise video distribution using metaverse space is effective in increasing physical activity among young people, along with mental health and locomotive function. This is a randomized parallel-group study. Participants will be assigned to 3 groups: a metaverse group, a YouTube group, and a control group. The metaverse group will receive eight 10-minute exercise videos each week with approximately 4 to 8 METs (metabolic equivalents of task) in the metaverse space to encourage exercise, and the YouTube group will receive access to the same exercise videos as the metaverse group. The control group was given no specific instructions. The intervention period was 8 weeks, and physical activity and other items were measured before and after the intervention. These pre- and post-intervention measurements will be used to determine whether the delivery of exercise videos via Metaverse is effective in increasing physical activity in young adults.

Conditions

Healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Physical activity

  The short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form was used to measure the effect of an intervention.

  The pre-measurement answered the most recent week, and the post-measurement responded to the next week after the 8 weeks intervention was finished.

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Well-being

  Pre- and post- 8 weeks intervention

• Psychological distress

  Pre- and post- 8 weeks intervention

• Locomotive syndrome risk tests

  Pre- and post- 8 weeks intervention

• Social capital

  Pre- and post- 8 weeks intervention

• Quality of life (QOL)

  Pre- and post- 8 weeks intervention

Study Arms (3)

metaverse group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Exercise video distribution of Metaverse

YouTube group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Exercise video distribution of YouTube

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Exercise video distribution of Metaverse BEHAVIORAL

Participants received a 10-minute exercise video each week with a load of about 4 to 8 metabolic equivalents of task (METs) in the metaverse space, for eight videos delivered to encourage exercise.

metaverse group

Exercise video distribution of YouTube BEHAVIORAL

Participants view exercise videos with the same content as the metaverse group.

YouTube group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• individuals aged 18-30 at the time of obtaining consent
• who owned a smartphone or computer and had internet access
• who did not belong to an exercise community, such as a sports club

You may not qualify if:

• individuals who had a history of a disease that prohibited exercise
• individuals whose physical activity was \> 3000 metabolic equivalents of task (METs)/week
• pregnant (or possibly pregnant) women

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hiroshima University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hiroshima University

Hiroshima, Japan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Mizuta R, Maeda N, Tashiro T, Suzuki Y, Kuroda S, Ishida A, Oda S, Watanabe T, Tamura Y, Komiya M, Urabe Y. Effectiveness of Metaverse Space-Based Exercise Video Distribution in Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2024 Jan 16;12:e46397. doi: 10.2196/46397.

  PMID: 38227355 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Yukio Urabe, PhD

  Hiroshima University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Doctoral student of Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Hiroshima University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 6, 2023
• First Posted: August 31, 2023
• Study Start: June 13, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 11, 2022
• Study Completion: February 10, 2023
• Last Updated: August 31, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

JP (1)