This study is looking at how exercise, specifically riding a stationary bike (cycle ergometer), combined with virtual reality (VR) might affect symptoms of depression. Researchers want to see if riding a bike while experiencing VR, like viewing neighborhoods or parks, can improve mood. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 65 years old, with or without symptoms of depression, and are generally inactive. You should also have normal vision and no physical conditions that make walking difficult. The study will measure changes in your depression symptoms using a questionnaire called the Beck Depression Inventory Scale. The study aims to enroll 200 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design

This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific intervention. Participants will be divided into groups and randomly assigned to either ride a cycle ergometer with or without virtual reality.

What's involved

You would complete a depression questionnaire before and after exercising. You would ride a cycle ergometer for 20 minutes at a specific heart rate.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Your depression symptoms will be measured immediately after the exercise (at 5 minutes), and your spatial working memory and motor skills will be measured shortly after (at 8 and 3 minutes, respectively).

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