NCT06902727

Effects of Virtual Reality Exercise on Promoting Physical Activity and Health Among College Students

Effects of Virtual Reality Exercise on Promoting Physical Activity and Health Among College Students: A 4-week Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research is to examine the effectiveness of a 4-week immersive-virtual reality (VR) exercise bike intervention on college students' physiological outcomes (physical activity levels, cardiovascular fitness, and body composition) and psychological outcomes (situational motivation, situational interest, mood states, and depressive symptoms).

Conditions

• Physical Activity Levels
• Cardiovascular Fitness
• Body Composition
• Situational Motivation
• Situational Interest
• Mood States
• Depressive Symptoms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	VR-based exercise bike	For the intervention group, participations exercised on an immersive VR-based exercise bike for one hour, twice per week, for 4 weeks. Participants in the control group were asked to maintain their usual routine after the baseline test for 4 weeks. Participants were scheduled separately coming to lab for the post-test after 4 weeks and all participants received the identical assessments in aforementioned physiological and psychological outcomes.
OTHER	Usual routine	Participants were asked to maintain their usual activities, without engaging in any other physical activity intervention during the 4-week study period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-09-28
• Primary completion: 2020-11-01
• Completion: 2021-07-01
• First posted: 2025-03-30
• Last updated: 2025-03-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States