Virtual Cycling Environments for Persons With Parkinson Disease — VCYCLE_PD  

Parkinson Disease Clinical Trial

Official title: Virtual Cycling Environments (VCYCLE) Increases Exercise Intensity of Persons With Parkinson Disease

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This study asks three questions about Persons with Parkinson Disease that use a bicycle for exercise. 1. Does the use of virtual reality increase the intensity and and enjoyment of the experience compared to bicycling without virtual reality? 2. Does the way in which the bicycling (interval compared to continous) is performed affect the experience? 3. How does the way the virtual reality is delivered (with goggles or projected on a screen) affect the experience?

Clinical Trial Description

Participants attend two sessions. They complete movement assessments and questionnaires about physical activity. During the first session they bicycle in a semi-immersive (projected on a screen) and an immersive (with googles) virtual environment. After each bout they completed a questionnaire about the experience. In the second session they bicycle four times with and without a virtual environment using both a continous and interval mode. Their oxygen consumption is measured during cycling. They complete questionnaires after each exercise bout. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Parkinson Disease

• NCT number: NCT04804202
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Contact: Judith Deutsch, PT, PhD
• Phone: 973-972-2373
• Email: deutsch@rutgers.edu
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 8, 2021
• Completion date: August 30, 2024