Effects of a 12-week VR Intervention on the Functional Fitness of Adults of Different Age Ranges

Virtual Reality Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of a 12-week Virtual Reality-based Fitness Intervention on the Functional Fitness of Adults of Different Age Ranges

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05582863
• Other study ID #: litingwang_1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 4, 2020
• Est. completion date: February 10, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: October 2022
• Source: National Taiwan Normal University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 12-week VR fitness intervention on the functional fitness of adults of different age ranges.

Description:

Previous studies have shown age-related decreases in physical activity and functional fitness among older adults. Virtual Reality (VR) exercise programs are currently used in leisure and entertainment to improve the physical health of older adults. However, VR exercise in assessing physical health or functional fitness in older adults of different age ranges is rare. To fill this research gap, VR exercise was to assess functional fitness improvement in young and middle-aged participants.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 86
• Est. completion date: February 10, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: February 6, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years to 84 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged more 65 and less 84 years

• with no listening/vision impairments

• who did not have any history of illness based on their response to the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

• interested in the virtual reality exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

• age less than 65 or more than 84 years

• disability and unable to live independently

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Functional Fitness
• Virtual Reality

Intervention

Other:
• Virtual reality exercise intervention
The experimental group performed a 75-90-minute VR exercise routine twice a week for 12 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	NTNU	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan Normal University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Senior Fitness Test	The Senior Fitness Test was used to assess the functional fitness of the participants. The test has six items and evaluations of four physical functional dimensions using the following movements: Back scratch was assessed for upper body flexibility (units of measurement: cm). Chair sit-and-reach movement evaluates lower body flexibility (cm). Arm curl movement assesses upper body strength (times). Chair-stand test evaluates lower body muscle strength (times). 2-minute step exercise evaluates cardiorespiratory fitness (times). 8-foot up-and-go evaluates balance and agility, (sec).; The back scratch, chair-and-reach, arm curl, chair stand, and 2-minute step of higher scores mean better functional fitness. The 8-foot up-and-go of higher scores means poorer functional fitness.; The study measures the change in functional fitness of older adults from a 1-week baseline to 12 weeks (i.e., exercise intervention phase).	Senior Functional fitness to specify a period "change" is being assessed. The time points for assessment were week 1 (pre-test), and 12 (post-test).
Secondary	Weight and Kilograms test	Measure older adults of height by attaching cloth ruler tape to the wall (e.g., height in centimeters).; The weight of the elderly is measured using commercially available electronic weighing machines. (e.g., weight in kilograms).; The height and weight measurements of older people are aggregated to produce a reported value (e.g., weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m2).	Not assessing change.The test was only a one-time measure at week 1(pre-test).