Brief Summary

The goal of this trial is to learn how different exercise formats used during workplace breaks affect the immediate physical and emotional responses of office employees. It will also examine participants' leisure experience and the usability of virtual reality exercise. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Do gamified virtual reality exercise, instructor-led virtual reality exercise, and traditional video exercise produce different changes in heart rate and perceived effort?
Do these exercise formats produce different changes in how pleasant or unpleasant and how activated participants feel?
Do the exercise formats differ in positive and negative experiences, flow, exercise enjoyment, and satisfaction with the activity?
Do the two virtual reality formats differ in system usability and virtual reality-related discomfort? Researchers will compare the three exercise formats to identify differences in participants' immediate responses and experiences. Participants will:
Complete three 10-minute exercise sessions on separate days and in a randomly assigned order
Take part in a gamified virtual reality boxing session, an instructor-led virtual reality exercise session, and a traditional video exercise session
Wear a heart rate monitor and complete brief questionnaires before and after the sessions

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline

5mo left

Started Jul 2026

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach

1 country

1 active site

Status

recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

5 months study duration

Study Progress6%

Jul 2026Dec 2026

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 29, 2026

Completed

3 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 1, 2026

Completed

5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 6, 2026

Completed

5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 30, 2026

Expected

Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 30, 2026

Last Updated

August 6, 2026

Status Verified

August 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

5 months

First QC Date

August 1, 2026

Last Update Submit

August 1, 2026

Conditions

Exergaming Virtual Reality Physical Activity Workplace Exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

Resting and Mean Exercise Heart Rate
Heart rate will be continuously recorded in beats per minute (bpm) using a Polar H10 chest-strap sensor. For each experimental condition, resting heart rate will be defined as the mean heart rate recorded during the 3-minute rest period immediately before the intervention. Mean exercise heart rate will be defined as the mean heart rate recorded throughout the 10-minute exercise session. The effects of the intervention conditions on heart rate will be evaluated by comparing resting and mean exercise heart rate values across the gamified virtual reality exergaming, serious virtual reality exergaming, and traditional video exercise conditions.
During each of the three experimental sessions: during the 3-minute pre-intervention rest period and continuously throughout the 10-minute intervention
Change in Rating of Perceived Exertion
Perceived exertion will be assessed using the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale, which ranges from 6 (no exertion or very, very light exertion) to 20 (maximal exertion). The outcome will be saved as the post-intervention score and the pre-intervention score for each condition. A higher positive value indicates a greater increase in perceived exertion.
Immediately before and immediately after each 10-minute intervention during each of the three experimental sessions
Change in Affective Valence Assessed With the Feeling Scale
Affective valence will be assessed using the single-item Feeling Scale, which ranges from -5 (very bad) to +5 (very good). The outcome will be saved as the post-intervention score and the pre-intervention score for each condition. A higher positive value indicates a more favorable change in how the participant feels.
Immediately before and immediately after each 10-minute intervention during each of the three experimental sessions
Change in Felt Arousal Assessed With the Felt Arousal Scale
Felt arousal will be assessed using the single-item Felt Arousal Scale, which ranges from 1 (low arousal) to 6 (high arousal). The outcome will be saved as the post-intervention score and the pre-intervention score for each condition. A higher positive value indicates a greater increase in felt arousal.
Immediately before and immediately after each 10-minute intervention during each of the three experimental sessions

Secondary Outcomes (6)

Positive and Negative Experience
Immediately before and immediately after each 10-minute intervention during each of the three experimental sessions
Flow State
Immediately after each 10-minute intervention during each of the three experimental sessions
Exercise Enjoyment
Immediately after each 10-minute intervention during each of the three experimental sessions
Activity Satisfaction
Immediately after each 10-minute intervention during each of the three experimental sessions
System Usability
Immediately after each of the two 10-minute virtual reality interventions: GVRE and SVRE
+1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (6)

Sequence 1: GVRE-SVRE-TVE

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants assigned to this sequence will complete gamified virtual reality exergaming in Period 1, serious virtual reality exergaming in Period 2, and traditional video exercise in Period 3. Each intervention will be completed once in a separate session. Consecutive sessions will be separated by a washout period of at least 24 hours.