Clinical trial NCT06367439: Examining the Effects of Virtual Reality Exercise on Mental Health
Official title: Examining the Effects of Virtual Reality Exercise on Mental Health Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mental Health
Mood
Well-Being, Psychological
Physical Activity
Keywords: Virtual reality
Exergaming
Physical activity
Exercise
Lead sponsor: University of Victoria
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Meta Platforms, Inc.
First posted: 2024-04-16
Enrollment: 150
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 19
Maximum age (years): 64
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The study will utilize a 10-week, two-arm, single-blinded, waitlist control, randomized controlled trial (RCT). Healthy adults (19-64 years) from the Victoria community participating in less than 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week will be randomized to either the Supernatural (SN) condition or the wait-list control (WLC) condition for a 10-week period.
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: The primary purpose of this investigation is to examine the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) exercise (Supernatural exergaming via Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC) for improving mental health as indicated by (1) both short-term mood (one exercise bout) and long-term (10-weeks) mood (depression and anxiety symptoms), (2) well-being (i.e., vitality) over a 10-week period, and (3) perceived cognitive function over a 10-week period. The secondary purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of VR exercise for improving both physical activity behaviour and physical activity motivation (attitudes, capability, opportunity, behavioural regulation, habit, identity) over a 10-week period. The tertiary purpose is to examine whether key motivational variables (e.g., attitudes, capability, opportunity, behavioural regulation, habit, identity) regarding Supernatural use explain variability in Supernatural use over time.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 19-64
* Living in the Greater Victoria area
* Have a stable Wi-Fi connection at home
* Experience no health constraints that limit moderate-to-vigorous physical activity participation as identified by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ+).
* Currently participating in less than 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week (as per Canadian physical activity guidelines)
* Be willing to travel into the Behavioural Medicine Lab on the UVic campus
* Be the only member of their household to participate in the study, past or present

Exclusion Criteria:

* If participant is flagged by the PARQ+ and is not cleared to participate in physical activity by their physician they are ineligible to participate
* Does not meet any of the above inclusion criteria

Primary outcomes:
measure: Depression and anxiety mood symptoms
timeFrame: Baseline, week 5, week 10
measure: Well-being: subjective vitality
timeFrame: Baseline, week 5, week 10
measure: Perceived cognitive function
timeFrame: Baseline, week 5, week 10
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Short-term Mood
timeFrame: Pre (baseline) and post in-lab physical activity; through lab completion (2 hours).
measure: Core Affect Measure - Feeling Scale
timeFrame: Baseline (pre exercise session), at ~3.5 minute intervals during exercise (post song), and at 1.5 and 3 minutes post exercise). 8 measurements total
measure: Core Affect Measure - Felt Arousal Scale
timeFrame: Baseline (pre exercise session), ~ at 3.5 minute intervals during exercise (post song), and at 1.5 and 3 minutes post exercise). 8 measurements total
Other outcomes:
measure: Perceived exertion
timeFrame: ~3.5 minute intervals (post song) during exercise. 5 measurements total.
measure: Supernatural Target Accuracy
timeFrame: Once during in-lab Supernatural orientation (tutorial workout), and after each of the five songs completed during the in-lab Supernatural workout.
measure: Attitude towards physical activity
timeFrame: Baseline, week 5, week 10
measure: Attitude towards Supernatural physical activity
timeFrame: Week 1, Week 5, Week 10
measure: Perceived opportunity for physical activity
timeFrame: Baseline, week 5, week 10
measure: Perceived opportunity for Supernatural physical activity
timeFrame: Week 1, week 5, week 10
measure: Perceived capability for physical activity
timeFrame: Baseline, week 5, week 10
measure: Perceived capability for Supernatural physical activity
timeFrame: Week 1, week 5, week 10
measure: Intentions for physical activity behaviour
timeFrame: Baseline, week 5, week 10
measure: Intention for regular Supernatural physical activity behaviour
timeFrame: Week 1, week 5, week 10
measure: Behavioural regulation of physical activity behaviour
timeFrame: Baseline, week 5, week 10
measure: Behavioural regulation of Supernatural physical activity
timeFrame: Week 1, week 5, week 10
measure: Physical activity habit
timeFrame: Baseline, week 5, week 10
measure: Supernatural physical activity habit
timeFrame: Week 1, week 5, week 10
measure: Physical activity identity
timeFrame: Baseline, week 5, week 10
measure: Supernatural physical activity identity
timeFrame: Week 1, week 5, week 10
measure: Physical activity behaviour
timeFrame: Baseline, week 5, week 10
measure: Supernatural physical activity behaviour
timeFrame: Week 1, Week 5, week 10
measure: Weekly Supernatural Physical Activity Behaviour
timeFrame: Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10
measure: Direct assessment of Supernatural physical activity behaviour
timeFrame: Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10
measure: Direct assessment of physical activity behaviour
timeFrame: Baseline and Week 10
measure: Feasibility and Acceptability of Supernatural and the Meta Quest 3 headset
timeFrame: Week 10
measure: Supernatural usability
timeFrame: Week 10
measure: Meta Quest 3 headset usability
timeFrame: Week 10
measure: Personality
timeFrame: Week 5
measure: Physical Activity Environment
timeFrame: Week 10
Locations:
city: Victoria
country: Canada
facility: Behavioural Medicine Lab
state: British Columbia
Study officials:
affiliation: Lab Director and Professor
name: Ryan Rhodes, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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