Stationary Cycling Exercise With Virtual Reality to Reduce Depressive Symptoms Among People With Mild to Moderate Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual reality (VR) stationary cycling provides a potential solution to enhance adherence and reduce depressive symptoms, particularly for people with depression. However, high-quality evidence is needed to support its implementation in clinical practice.

Objective

This study evaluated the clinical effects of a 12-week VR-based stationary cycling program on depressive symptoms in sedentary adults with mild to moderate depression.

Methods

This study is a 12-week, 3-arm randomized controlled double-blind trial. Participants (aged 18-60 years) with depression were recruited from a clinic and randomly assigned (1:1:1) to the VR high-intensity stationary cycling, VR moderate-intensity stationary cycling, or non-VR moderate-intensity stationary cycling group to

SUBMITTER: Zhang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12283064 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature