CompletedNot Applicable

Beat Saber Exergaming and Isometric Strength in Youth Basketball Players

Romania80 participantsStarted 2026-01-15

Plain-language 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.

Who can participate

Age range

10 Years – 12 Years

Sex

MALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male children aged 10 to 12 years * Clinically healthy, with no known underlying disease or medical condition * Regular participation in basketball training * Physically able to safely complete the basketball training, virtual reality sessions, and strength assessments * Written informed consent provided by a parent or legal guardian * Written assent provided by the participant Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of written parental or legal guardian consent * Absence of participant assent * Any medical, neurological, musculoskeletal, or other condition that could limit participation in physical activity or prevent safe completion of the study procedures

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What they're measuring

Change From Baseline in Peak Isometric Deadlift Force

Timeframe: Baseline and immediately after the 3-month intervention

Change From Baseline in Peak Isometric Shoulder Flexion Force

Timeframe: Baseline and immediately after the 3-month intervention

Change From Baseline in Peak Isometric Shoulder Abduction Force

Timeframe: Baseline and immediately after the 3-month intervention

Change From Baseline in Peak Isometric Shoulder Extension Force

Timeframe: Baseline and immediately after the 3-month intervention

Change From Baseline in Peak Isometric Shoulder Adduction Force

Timeframe: Baseline and immediately after the 3-month intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07753213

SponsorBabes-Bolyai University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-05-01

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