Adapted High-Intensity Virtual Reality Exergaming

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Cerebral Palsy

In brief

This study will test the acceptability and benefits of a home-based high-intensity virtual reality exercise program for young people with physical disabilities. The program will last 6 weeks. There will be a total of two visits to the laboratory for exercise-related health assessments. The program includes head-mounted displays (Meta Quest) and off-the-shelf games.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07155213

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

4

Starts

2025-09-03

Expected to finish

2026-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-13

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• overweight or obese (based on CDC body mass index normative ranges for age and sex)
• physically inactive (<150 min/week of moderate exercise)
• Gross Motor Function Classification System level (GMFCS) levels I-IV
• Physician clearance to participate
• Wifi internet access at home

You may not qualify if…

• Complete blindness or deafness
• GMFCS level V
• Unable to communicate in English
• Prone to photosensitive seizures
• Pregnant (due to radiation from a Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry [DXA] scan

Where it is running

• UAB Wellness Health and Research Facility — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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