Clinical Trial

Eyes-Closed Interoceptive Aerobic Exercise Compared With Matched Eyes-Open Treadmill Exercise in Healthy Adults

Study acronym: ECI-AE Pilot
Completed
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Summary
This completed single-site pilot trial evaluated a prototype eyes-closed interoceptive aerobic exercise condition compared with a matched eyes-open treadmill control condition in healthy adults. Participants attended one baseline/familiarization visit followed by four randomized experimental treadmill visits. Each participant completed the eyes-closed interoceptive aerobic exercise condition twice and the matched eyes-open control condition twice in one of two randomized sequences. Both conditions used the same individualized 25-minute treadmill protocol, 0% incline, safety harness, front-handle contact requirement, laboratory supervision, and staff-controlled speed transitions. The conditions differed in eye status, attentional instructions, and audio environment. The broader pilot project collected feasibility, safety, fidelity, acceptability, adaptation, affective-experience, cardiovascular/autonomic, blood-pressure, and cognitive-performance outcomes.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07625371
Lead Sponsor Old Dominion University
Conditions Exercise, Physical Activity, Healthy Adult, Interoception, Affect and Exertion During and Post-exercise
Enrollment 40 participants
Start Date 2024-10-20
Primary Completion 2025-12-22 (estimated)
Study Completion 2025-12-22 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-06-04