Virtual Cycling Environments (VCYCLE) Increases Exercise Intensity of Persons With Parkinson Disease
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study asks three questions about Persons with Parkinson Disease that use a bicycle for exercise. 1. Does the use of virtual reality increase the intensity and and enjoyment of the experience compared to bicycling without virtual reality? 2. Does the way in which the bicycling (interval compared to continous) is performed affect the experience? 3. How does the way the virtual reality is delivered (with goggles or projected on a screen) affect the experience?
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 45
Maximum Age: 75
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
• Hoehn and Yahr stages II-III,
• 45-75 years old
• able to ride a stationary upright bicycle
• able to sign informed consent.
Locations
United States
New Jersey
School of Health Professions
RECRUITING
Newark
New York
New York Institute of Technology
COMPLETED
Old Westbury
Contact Information
Primary
Judith Deutsch, PT, PhD
deutsch@rutgers.edu
973-972-2373
Backup
Sharon McFarlane
mcfarlsb@research.rutgers.edu
9739720281
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-02-08
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 60
Treatments
Other: Virtual Reality
This is a single arm study in which all participants will execute the same tasks over two sessions.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: New York Institute of Technology, National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Leads: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey