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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Effects of Virtual Reality Exercise Program on Blood Glucose, Body Composition, and Exercise Immersion in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Yu-Jin Lee, Jun-Hwa Hong, Myung-Haeng Hur, Eun-Young Seo

Open access · goldFull text readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Experiences of Nature Through Immersive Virtual Reality Among People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yu-Jin LeeCollege of Nursing, University of Eulji, Uijeongbu 11759, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5169-5098
Jun-Hwa HongDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 35233, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8693-1038
Myung-Haeng HurCollege of Nursing, University of Eulji, Uijeongbu 11759, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0523-8926
Eun-Young SeoDepartment of Nursing, Gyeongbuk College of Health, Gimcheon 39525, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9512-5698
Eulji University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study is a preliminary study to examine the effect of a virtual reality exercise program (VREP) on type 2 diabetes patients.

methodThis is a randomized controlled trial for patients with type 2 diabetes (glycated hemoglobin ≥ 6.5%), diagnosed by a specialist. The virtual reality environment was set up by attaching an IoT sensor to an indoor bicycle and linking it with a smartphone, enabling exercise in an immersive virtual reality through a head-mounted display. The VREP was implemented three times a week, for two weeks. The blood glucose, body composition, and exercise immersion were analyzed at baseline, and two weeks before and after the experimental intervention.

resultAfter VREP application, the mean blood glucose (F = 12.001

conclusionA two week VREP had a positive effect on blood glucose, muscle mass, and exercise immersion in patients with type 2 diabetes, and is highly recommended as an effective intervention for blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes.

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Blood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Body CompositionExercise TherapyExergamingHumansImmersionBlood Glucoseblood glucosebody mass indexdiabetesexercisefructosamineimmersionvirtual reality

Identifiers

PMID36901191
PMCPMC10002193
OpenAlexW4322501347

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