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Beat Saber Exergaming and Isometric Strength in Youth Basketball Players

NCT07753213 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-08-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized study compared two types of virtual reality gaming in male basketball players aged 10 to 12 years. The study examined whether a structured Beat Saber exergaming program produced greater improvements in isometric muscle force than self-selected virtual reality games.

Eighty participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Both groups continued their usual basketball training three times per week for three months and completed 30 minutes of virtual reality gaming after each basketball session. One group followed a standardized Beat Saber program, while the other group selected the virtual reality games they wished to play.

Peak isometric force was measured before and after the three-month intervention during a deadlift and four shoulder movements: flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction. Adverse events, including dizziness and intervention-related injuries, were also recorded.

Conditions

  • No Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Structured Virtual Reality Exergaming

Participants completed a standardized Beat Saber virtual reality exergaming program using a Meta Quest 3 headset. Sessions were performed three times per week for three months, with each session lasting 30 minutes and taking place after basketball training. Gameplay required repeated rapid upper-limb movements combined with trunk and lower-limb actions, including squatting and side-stepping.

BEHAVIORAL

Self-Selected Virtual Reality Gaming

Participants completed self-selected virtual reality gaming three times per week for three months. Each session lasted 30 minutes and took place after basketball training. Participants selected the games they wished to play. Game titles, movement patterns, and physical demands were not standardized.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Babes-Bolyai University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-15
Primary Completion
2026-05-01
Completion
2026-05-01

Countries

  • Romania

Study Locations

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