Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise and High-intensity Interval Exercise With Immersive Virtual Reality

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Acute Effects of Exercise in Healthy People; Health Adult Subjects

• Registration Number: NCT07101341
• Lead Sponsor: University of Valencia

Brief Summary

This study aims to compare the acute effects at the cardiovascular (heart rate, blood pressure) and physiological (lactate) levels, as well as the perception of effort and fatigue, of four exercise modalities, one based on the traditional aerobic training methodology, another based on high-intensity interval training (HIIT), another consisting of aerobic exercise performed in conjunction with an immersive virtual reality (VR) application, and a last one consisting of exercise with HIIT-type parameters but also performed in conjunction with an immersive VR application.

All participants will complete one session of each of the four exercise modalities, analyzing the variables studied in each for subsequent analysis and comparison.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-07
• Study First Submitted: 2025-07-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-07-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-30
• Study First Posted: 2025-08-03
• Last Update Posted: 2025-08-03
• Study Start: 2025-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2026-02
• Study Completion: 2026-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy people between 18 and 35 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• Current or recent injury that affects training
• Condition that prevents exercise (decompensated heart disease, decompensated respiratory disease, significant mobility difficulties, etc.)
• Visual problems that prevent exercise with virtual reality headsets

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood lactate	During the 5 minutes after finishing the exercise session of each intervention modality (Days 1, 8, 15 and 22 from the start of the study)	Analysis of blood lactate concentration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Heart rate pattern	During each exercise session (Days 1, 8, 15 and 22 from the start of the study)	Heart rate pattern, measured with a heart rate monitor
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure	During the 5 minutes after finishing the exercise session of each intervention modality (Days 1, 8, 15 and 22 from the start of the study)	Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, measured with a sphygmomanometer
Perception of effort	During the first minute after finishing the exercise session of each intervention modality (Days 1, 8, 15 and 22 from the start of the study)	Individual perception of effort during exercise, assessed with a modified Borg scale (0-10), where 0 is "no effort" and 10 corresponds to the "maximum possible perception of effort".
Perception of fatigue	During the first minute after finishing the exercise session of each intervention modality (Days 1, 8, 15 and 22 from the start of the study)	Individual perception of fatigue, with a numerical scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is "no fatigue" and 10 corresponds to the "maximum perception of fatigue possible"
Physical performance	During the 5 minutes after finishing the exercise session of each intervention modality (Days 1, 8, 15 and 22 from the start of the study)	Physical performance, assessed by calculating the sets, repetitions and kg mobilized during the exercise time.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia; 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain