Beat Saber Exergaming and Isometric Strength in Youth Basketball Players

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: No Disease

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07753213

Run by

Babes-Bolyai University

People needed

80

Starts

2026-01-15

Expected to finish

2026-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-07

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 12. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• OH Kineto Complex — Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

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