NCT06416839

VR Exercise Intervention in a Workplace Setting

Virtual Reality Fitness Program to Promote Active Lifestyle and Psychological Wellbeing

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: XRWorkout, Inc · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This research study is designed to better understand how a virtual reality (VR) exercise application may influence overall physical activity and well-being. VR games can make exercise more enjoyable and interactive, which has been shown to increase engagement in physical activity. Adult participants will do a progressive exercise program and report on overall physical activity, health, and psychological wellbeing. The intervention is expected to have a positive impact on these lifestyle factors.

Detailed description

irtual Reality (VR) fitness applications are promising interventions to promote exercise in a home setting. Multiplayer fitness games for virtual reality platforms, addresses several common challenges associated with decreased exercise adherence such as social accountability, transportation, weather, gym memberships, and self-consciousness. This study aims to assess the impact of regular usage of a commercially available virtual reality fitness application on quality of life measures, including physical activity, health, and well-being. This study will enroll healthy participants, age 18- 50 years old, and they will be issued a Quest 2 virtual reality headset and given access to the virtual reality fitness application (VRWorkout - VRW). Participants will be asked to use VRW on a regular and progressive basis over a six-week period and to complete surveys about physical activity and wellbeing over a 9-week period. The activity completed within VRW is based on participant choice. A suggested progression schedule will be provided, but not enforced. This study of healthy working individuals, is foundational to assessing whether immersive fitness applications may be used as a lifestyle intervention to increase overall physical activity and well-being.

Conditions

• Physical Inactivity
• Psychological Well-Being
• Work-Related Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	VR exercise	Participation in high intensity interval training delivered on a virtual reality headset over six-week period. Participants may exercise with others in the multiplayer mode and use any feature of the application.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-03
• Primary completion: 2024-10-30
• Completion: 2025-02-15
• First posted: 2024-05-16
• Last updated: 2025-04-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States