The Impact of 'Digital Strolling' on Depression and Quality of Life of People With Severe Mobility Impairment
Key facts
- Who runs it
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Where
- Hong Kong1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 24 people enrolled
- Started
- 9 May 2025
- Ended
- 30 Oct 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Virtual walking
- Passive observing walking
- Record updated
- 19 May 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 65 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Inability to walk 4 meters in less than 10 seconds without walking aids, or self-, proxy-, or medical-record-reported inability to walk independently across a small room (≈ 4 m), or dependence on a walking aid for more than 6 months
- Minimum 6 months post-injury or disease onset
- Able to communicate in Cantonese
Who cannot take part
- Have severe cognitive impairment (a score < 6 on the Abbreviated Mental Test)
- Have severe mental illness (i.e., schizophrenia and major depression)
- Have acute medical illness or exacerbation requiring hospital or intensive treatment; planned major surgery or inpatient rehabilitation during the study period
- Currently engage in similar interventions
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
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.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Virtual walking groupTreatment being tested
Participants in the virtual walking group will use arm swing locomotion to experience virtual walking in 10 "Digital Strolling" scenarios, mainly in a variety of natural environments.
Treatment: Virtual walking
- Passive observing groupExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants in the passive observing group will look at 10 different walking videos.
Treatment: Passive observing walking
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Record updated
- 19 May 2026