REVERE Move: Version 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Restorative Virtual Environments for Rehabilitation: Feasibility of the use of interactive technology-enhanced recumbent cycling to aid (VeloVR) mobilisation on the Intensive Care Unit
IRAS ID
219440
Contact name
Charlotte Small
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Birmingham
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 1 days
Research summary
Whilst many patients recover from critical illness with few adverse consequences, many patients develop a condition called “Intensive Care Acquired Weakness (ICU-AW)”, a condition where they suffer profound muscle wasting resulting in severe incapacitating weakness. As part of their therapy to aid recovery and rehabilitation, these patients are encouraged to perform in-bed cycling. Unlike the majority of exercise equipment found in commercial gyms and at home, the in-bed cycle device provides the patients with no form of performance feedback or distraction from the discomfort many experience as consequence of exertion. This study evaluates whether a new interactive game, VeloVR, designed to provide patients with feedback during their in-bed cycle sessions, is feasible and safe to use in stable patients, diagnosed with ICU-AW on the ICU.
REC name
West Midlands - Edgbaston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/WM/0007
Date of REC Opinion
26 Jan 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion