NCT07101341

Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise and High-intensity Interval Exercise With Immersive Virtual Reality

Analysis of the Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise and High-intensity Interval Exercise, With and Without the Simultaneous Application of Immersive Virtual Reality

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Valencia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to compare the acute effects at the cardiovascular (heart rate, blood pressure) and physiological (lactate) levels, as well as the perception of effort and fatigue, of four exercise modalities, one based on the traditional aerobic training methodology, another based on high-intensity interval training (HIIT), another consisting of aerobic exercise performed in conjunction with an immersive virtual reality (VR) application, and a last one consisting of exercise with HIIT-type parameters but also performed in conjunction with an immersive VR application. All participants will complete one session of each of the four exercise modalities, analyzing the variables studied in each for subsequent analysis and comparison.

Conditions

• Acute Effects of Exercise in Healthy People
• Health Adult Subjects

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Traditional aerobic training	5 minutes of warm-up at increasing intensity up to 60% of maximum heart rate (HRmax) + 20 minutes between 60-80% of HRmax + 5 minutes of cool-down at decreasing intensity (30-60% HRmax)
PROCEDURE	High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)	5 minutes warm-up at increasing intensity up to 60% maximum heart rate (HRmax) + 20 minutes main part consisting of 10 repetitions of the combination of 1 minute at 75-90% HRmax and 2 minutes of active rest with light pedaling (50% HRmax) + 5 minutes cool-down at decreasing intensity (30-60% HRmax)
PROCEDURE	Aerobic training performed with a immersive virtual reality application	5 minutes of warm-up at increasing intensity up to 60% Maximum heart rate (HRmax) + 20 minutes between 60-80% of HRmax + 5 minutes of cooling at decreasing intensity (30-60% HRmax), with the use of virtual reality glasses and an immersive virtual reality application
PROCEDURE	High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) performed with a immersive virtual reality application	5 minutes warm-up at increasing intensity up to 60% Maximum heart rate (HRmax) + 20 minutes main part consisting of 10 repetitions of the combination of 1 minute at 75-90% HRmax and 2 minutes of active rest with light pedaling (50% HRmax) + 5 minutes cool-down at decreasing intensity (30-60% HRmax), with the use of virtual reality glasses for an immersive virtual reality application

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-01
• Primary completion: 2026-12-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2025-08-03
• Last updated: 2025-11-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain