Tokyo, Oct. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063112) titled 'Effects of acute exercise using virtual reality on psychological and physiological functions' on Sept. 30.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Cross-over Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Active

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kyorin University

Condition: Condition - Healthy middle-aged adults Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To investigate the effects of acute exercise using virtual reality on psychological and physiological functions in middle-aged adults using subjective mood measures, heart rate variability, and salivary alpha-amylase activity. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Participants perform 20 min of recumbent cycling without visual presentation. Cadence is maintained at 60 rpm, and exercise intensity is set at 50% of heart rate reserve (HRR) calculated using the Karvonen formula. Heart rate is continuously monitored during exercise, and when it deviates from the target heart rate by more than approximately 5 bpm in either direction, ergometer resistance is adjusted while maintaining a cadence of 60 rpm. A 1-week washout period is provided between the control and VR conditions. Interventions/Control_2 - Participants perform 20 min of recumbent cycling while wearing a head-mounted display (HMD) and viewing immersive VR content. Cadence is maintained at 60 rpm, and exercise intensity is set at 50% of heart rate reserve (HRR) calculated using the Karvonen formula. Heart rate is continuously monitored during exercise, and when it deviates from the target heart rate by more than approximately 5 bpm in either direction, ergometer resistance is adjusted while maintaining a cadence of 60 rpm. A 360-degree real-world video is presented, with video playback speed linked to pedaling speed.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 40 years-old

Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1. Healthy adults aged 40 years or older and younger than 65 years 2. Individuals who received sufficient explanation of the study purpose and procedures and provided written informed consent 3. Individuals without a regular exercise habit Key exclusion criteria - 1. Individuals with a history of orthopedic, respiratory, cardiovascular, or central nervous system disorders 2. Individuals with signs suggestive of dementia or depression Target Size - 200

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Completed Date of protocol fixation - 2024 Year 07 Month 12 Day Date of IRB - 2024 Year 07 Month 12 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2024 Year 08 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2024 Year 10 Month 15 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072236

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