Improved Motivation for Physical Activity in an Institutionalized Geriatric Population Through a Virtual Environment

Fall Clinical Trial

— Cyclepad Pilot  

Official title:

Improvement of Motivation for Physical Activity in an Institutionalized Geriatric Population Thanks to a Virtual Environment: Comparison of Motivation Between Classic Bike and Bike With Virtual Environment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03834545
• Other study ID #: ARUET
• Status: Completed
• Start date: April 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: February 2019
• Source: University Hospital, Caen
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the interest of a virtual environment with cycling to increase the motivation of physical activity practice in institutionalized older adults.

Description:

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends for people aged 65 years and over a weekly practice of at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity endurance activities or at least 75 minutes of activity. endurance of sustained intensity, or an equivalent combination of moderate and sustained activity. However, the attractiveness for physical activity fades over the years limiting the practice of physical activity. Several types of unconventional approaches have already shown their effectiveness in the prevention of falls in the elderly but these practices find their limits in the lack of adherence to this type of exercise, especially in nursing homes. New virtual reality and gaming technologies have recently emerged and are being used as tools to prevent the risk of falling. The use of these new tools has advantages over conventional exercises: motivating.

The investigators aimed to test the interest of a virtual environment with cycling to increase the motivation of physical activity practice in institutionalized older adults.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 12
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: May 15, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age over 65

• ability to cycle

Exclusion Criteria:

• unstable cardiopathy

• New York Heart Association classification III or IV

• severe cognitive disorders with inability to follow simple orders (follow investigator, ride on the ergometric bicycles, pedal)

• visual disturbance preventing counting fingers at 5m

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fall
• Motivation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Caen University Hospital	Caen	Normandy

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital, Caen

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Cycling distance in meters	Primary outcome was the cycling distance measured at each session without encouragement	3 months
Secondary	Time spent pedaling in seconds per session	Measure of the time spent pedaling per session without encouragement	3 months
Secondary	The average speed in meters per second per session	Measure of the average cycling speed per session without encouragement.	3 months
Secondary	Mean pedaling cadence per session in revolutions per minute	Measure of the average pedaling cadence per session without encouragement.	3 months
Secondary	Borg rating of perceived exertion scale	Measure of the perceived exertion after each cycling session with Borg rating of perceived exertion scale. Range 0-10. Ten corresponding to the maximal perceived exertion	3 months
Secondary	Mean pedaling power per session in Watts	Measure of the pedaling power per session without encouragement	3 months
Secondary	Closed-ended question to know which condition they would prefer for a futur exercise session.	Participant were asked at the end of the third session, which condition they would prefer for a futur exercice session. Possible answers: "Classic ergometric bicycle Kettler E3)", "Cycleo without virtual environment", "Cycleo with virtual environment", "None".	3 months