Virtual Reality-Supported Cardiac Rehabilitation: Psychological, Functional, and Physiological Perspectives

Launched by WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND SPORT SCIENCES · Mar 19, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This single-blind randomized controlled trial will include 60 participants aged 60 years and older undergoing Phase II CR at the Provincial Specialist Hospital of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Częstochowa, Poland. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: a conventional CR program or a VR-CR group. Both groups will complete a three-week hospital-based CR program involving structured group exercises, interval cycling, and relaxation sessions. The experimental group will additionally receive eight sessions of immersive VR therapy using the VRTierOne device, consisting of 20-mi...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • cardiovascular diseases (atherosclerosis, hypertension, coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, peripheral artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and post-myocardial infraction)
• • the second stage of cardiac rehabilitation conducted in outpatient settings
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Severe psychiatric disorders (e.g., psychotic symptoms, bipolar disorder)
• • initiation of psychiatric treatment or individual psychological therapy during the study period
• • current use of antidepressant medications
• • cognitive impairments that hinder questionnaire completion, consciousness disorders
• • sensory impairments (e.g., severe visual or auditory deficits) that limit interaction with virtual reality.

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