Adapted High-Intensity Virtual Reality Exergaming
Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Registration Number
- NCT07155213
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Brief Summary
This study will test the acceptability and benefits of a home-based high-intensity virtual reality exercise program for young people with physical disabilities. The program will last 6 weeks. There will be a total of two visits to the laboratory for exercise-related health assessments. The program includes head-mounted displays (Meta Quest) and off-the-shelf games.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 4
Inclusion Criteria
- overweight or obese (based on CDC body mass index normative ranges for age and sex)
- physically inactive (<150 min/week of moderate exercise)
- Gross Motor Function Classification System level (GMFCS) levels I-IV
- Physician clearance to participate
- Wifi internet access at home
Exclusion Criteria
- Complete blindness or deafness
- GMFCS level V
- Unable to communicate in English
- Prone to photosensitive seizures
- Pregnant (due to radiation from a Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry [DXA] scan
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total lean mass week 0, week 7 lbs
Total fat mass Week 0, Week 7 lbs
Systolic blood pressure Week 0, week 7 mmHg
hemoglobin A1c (HbA1C) Week 0, week 7 mmol/mol
high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) Week 0, Week 7 mg/L
fasting insulin Week 0, week 7 μIU/mL
Total cholesterol Week 0, week 7 mg/dL
Low-density lipoprotein Week 0, week 7 mg/dL
High-density lipoprotein Week 0, week 7 mg/dL
Diastolic blood pressure Week 0, week 7 mmHg
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Peak oxygen consumption (pVO2) Week 0, Week 7 mlkg/min
Total work output Week 0, Week 7 watts
Resting heart rate Week 0, week 7 beats/min