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

Completed

• Conditions: Motivation; Fall

• Registration Number: NCT03834545
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-15
• Study Completion: 2018-06-30
• Study First Submitted: 2019-01-30
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-02-06
• Study First Posted: 2019-02-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cycling distance in meters	3 months	Primary outcome was the cycling distance measured at each session without encouragement

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean pedaling power per session in Watts	3 months	Measure of the pedaling power per session without encouragement
The average speed in meters per second per session	3 months	Measure of the average cycling speed per session without encouragement.
Mean pedaling cadence per session in revolutions per minute	3 months	Measure of the average pedaling cadence per session without encouragement.
Borg rating of perceived exertion scale	3 months	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
Time spent pedaling in seconds per session	3 months	Measure of the time spent pedaling per session without encouragement
Closed-ended question to know which condition they would prefer for a futur exercise session.	3 months	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".

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Caen University Hospital; 🇫🇷 Caen, Normandy, France