NCT05973461

Effects of Exercise and Virtual Reality on Depression

Effects of Exercise With Virtual Reality on Females and Males With or Without Depression

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas at Arlington · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study is evaluating the effects of riding on a cycle ergometer while experiencing virtual reality to determine its effect on mood.

Detailed description

Adults (males and females) above the age of 18 yrs will be recruited to determine if they have symptoms of depression based on a questionnaire (Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression Scale (CES-D). They will then complete a Beck Inventory before and after the exercise. Participants will be divided into groups either having symptoms of depression or not. They will be randomized to ride on a cycle ergometer with or without using Virtual Reality (VR) that will allow them to view neighborhoods or parks during the exercise. The ergometer will be set at resistance raising the heart rate to 65% of their age-predicted heart rate maximum. They will ride for 20 min and then complete the Beck Inventory to determine any changes in their depressive symptoms.

Conditions

• Symptoms of Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Exercise and virtual reality	Riding a cycle ergometer while experiencing virtual reality
OTHER	Riding a cycle ergometer	Riding on a cycle ergometer without experiencing virtual reality

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-17
• Primary completion: 2026-06-14
• Completion: 2026-06-14
• First posted: 2023-08-02
• Last updated: 2026-04-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study