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Cycling in virtual environments

Researchers examine whether virtual environments change how hard people with Parkinson’s exercise and how much they enjoy cycling.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: NCT04804202

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Start (reported actual date): 2021-02-08
Main measurements finished (planned): 2026-08
Study finished (planned): 2027-12-30

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2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Who can join?

Ages 45 years to 75 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: all

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

Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Virtual Cycling Environments (VCYCLE) Increases Exercise Intensity of Persons With Parkinson Disease

Short title used by the registry

Virtual Cycling Environments for Persons With Parkinson Disease

Original description

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?

Further description from the registry

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.

Conditions reported: Parkinson Disease

Registry records for this study

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ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT04804202 ↗ — RECRUITING; checked 2026-10-11
ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT04804202 ↗ — Recruiting; WHO ICTRP processed 2026-07-20; checked 2026-10-11

Study type: Interventional
Interventions: Bicycling with and without virtual reality
Phases: NA
Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Start date reported by registry: 2021-02-08 (actual)

Registry updated: 2026-07-13 · Status last verified by the registry submitter: 2026-07

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Judith Deutsch, PT, PhD · 973-972-2373 · deutsch@rutgers.edu

Sharon McFarlane · 9739720281 · mcfarlsb@research.rutgers.edu

Study locations

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School of Health Professions

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Recruiting

Judith E. Deutsch · 973-972-2373 · deutsch@rutgers.edu

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York, United States

Completed

Facility not reported

United States

Status not reported

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