Parkinson Disease
Conditions
Keywords
virtual reality, exercise, cardiovascular intensity, neuromuscular intensity, enjoyment
Brief 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?
Detailed description
Participants attend two sessions. They complete movement assessments and questionnaires about physical activity. During the first session they bicycle in a semi-immersive (projected on a screen) and an immersive (with googles) virtual environment. After each bout they completed a questionnaire about the experience. In the second session they bicycle four times with and without a virtual environment using both a continous and interval mode. Their oxygen consumption is measured during cycling. They complete questionnaires after each exercise bout.
Interventions
OTHERBicycling with and without virtual reality
In one session: Exercise intensity and enjoyment are measured while participants bicycle in a virtual compared to non-virtual environment. Cycling takes places in two modes continous and interval. In a second session exercise intensity and enjoyment are compared during bicycling with virtual reality presented in two different ways.
Sponsors
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
New York Institute of Technology
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Repeated Measures Design
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
45 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease 2. Hoehn and Yahr stages II-III, 3. 45-75 years old 4. able to ride a stationary upright bicycle 5. able to sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
1. Have a recent history of severe heart disease, severe lung disease, uncontrolled diabetes, traumatic brain injury or neurological disorder other than Parkinson Disease. 2. Are unable to follow directions or sign a consent form 3. Do not have adequate vision or hearing ability to see or hear a television 4. Have unstable medical condition or musculoskeletal disorder such as severe arthritis, recent knee surgery, hip surgery, or any other condition that the investigators determine would impair the ability to ride the bicycle 5. Have any other medical condition that prevents bicycling 6. Have moderate depression
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neuromuscular Intensity | Collected in two sessions: Session 1(day 1 for 2 hours) collected continuously during 2 exercise bouts to compare exercise bouts.____Session 2 (day 2 for 2 hours) collected continuously in four exercise bouts to compare exercise bouts | bicycling cadence collected continuously |
| Physiological Responses to Exercise- Oxygen Consumption | Collected in two sessions: Session 1(day 1 for 2 hours) collected continuously during 2 exercise bouts to compare exercise bouts___ Session 2 (day 2 for 2 hours) collected continuously in four exercise bouts to compare exercise bouts | Metabolic equivalents derived from oxygen consumption which is collected continuously during four exercise bouts. |
| Enjoyment-Motivation | Collected in two sessions: Session 1 collected continuously during 2 exercise bouts in a 2 hour Session 2: in four exercise bouts in a 2 hour session to compare exercise bouts | Intrinsic Motivation Inventory Enjoyment sub-scales collected at the end of each exercise bout |
| Heart Rate % of maximum | Collected in two sessions: Session 1 collected continuously during 2 exercise bouts in a 2 hour Session 2: in four exercise bouts in a 2 hour session to compare exercise bouts | Collected continuously during exercise bouts and will be evaluated as a % of age adjusted maximum heart rate |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Borg Scale for Rate of perceived exertion | Collected in both Day 1 and 2 (each day is two hours) as follows: Day 1 (4 times in each of the two cycling bouts) Day 2 (6 times each of the four cycling bouts) | Self-Report of Effort collected at a multiple time points to compare with exercise bouts |
| Cyber sickness Questionnaire | Collected in Day 1 (2 hour session) twice to compare before and after scores | 16 item questionnaire about feelings or symptoms of cyber sickness |
| Perceived Effort Ranking | Collected in once in day 1 and once in day 2 | Rating of Bicycling Conditions relative to each other (and audio recording of experience) |
| Enjoyment Ranking | Collected in once in day 1 and once in day 2 | Rating of Bicycling Conditions relative to each other (and audio recording of experience) |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTJudith Deutsch, PT, PhD
CONTACTSharon McFarlane
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJudith E. Deutsch, PT PhD
Rutgers
Outcome results
None listed