The Environment's Impact on Thinking When Added to Leg Cycling in People With TBI: VITAL

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Conditions studied: Traumatic Brain Injury

In brief

Aerobic exercise is a promising treatment modality for cognition in persons with TBI, but effects are consistently small. This study aims to investigate the effect of difference environments during moderate intensity cycling sessions on cognition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04901286

Run by

Kessler Foundation

People needed

24

Starts

2021-08-19

Expected to finish

2023-03-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Be at least 18 years of age and younger than 59 years of age
• Speak English as their primary language
• Have had a previous TBI at least one year prior\\

You may not qualify if…

• Have contraindications to moderate or high intensity physical activity, based on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
• Have a history of psychiatric illness (ex: major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia), neurological disorders beyond TBI (ex: stroke, seizure disorder), or substance abuse
• Currently use medications that might impact cognition (ex: steroids, benzodiazepines, neuroleptics)
• Be currently pregnant
• Have visual impairments not otherwise corrected by contact lenses (ex: stereo blindness, colorblindness)
• Have a high likelihood of motion sickness

Where it is running

• Kessler Foundation — East Hanover, New Jersey, United States

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