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The Impact of 'Digital Strolling' on Depression and Quality of Life of People With Severe Mobility Impairment
Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Summary
This intervention aims to develop and test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a "Digital Strolling" intervention among people with SMI. The intervention group will receive a "Digital Strolling" intervention, which consists of 20 minutes "Digital strolling" for 10 days, with lessons occurring once a day. The control group will receive passive observation of virtual walking videos only.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
24
Start Date
2025-05-09
Completion Date
2025-10-30
Last Updated
2026-05-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Virtual walking
Participants in the intervention group will wear a head-mounted display and hold a controller to swing their arm and control the virtual avatar walking in the virtual world. The intervention will include 10 scenarios of virtual walking intervention (1 scenario daily, each lasting for 15-20 minutes).
Passive observing walking
Participants in the control group will be given 10 different walking videos in total, one for each day, each approximately 15 minutes in length.
Locations (1)
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong