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Investigation of the Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training and Virtual Reality-Based Games on Children
Sponsor: Hasan Kalyoncu University
Summary
The study was conducted to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise training and virtual reality-based games on functional capacity, activity and participation. 63 children between the ages of 6-10, living under protection and care, were randomly assigned to participate in the study. Individuals in the aerobic exercise training and virtual reality-based game group received 24 training sessions, 2 days a week, for 12 weeks. The control group received no training and was asked to continue their normal lives. All study participants were assessed before and after the 12-week training.
Official title: Investigation of the Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training and Virtual Reality-Based Games on Functional Capacity, Activity, and Participation in Children Between 6 and 10 Years of Age Under Protection and Care,
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Years - 10 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
63
Start Date
2025-06-01
Completion Date
2025-12-01
Last Updated
2026-05-08
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
aerobic exercise group
The exercises consisted of 10 minutes of warm-up exercises, 20 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercises, and 10 minutes of cool-down exercises.
Virtual Reality-Based Game group
Children in this group were given virtual reality-based games twice a week for 12 weeks, totaling 24 sessions, under the supervision of a specialist physiotherapist. Each session was planned to last 20-25 minutes. There would be 4-5 repetitions depending on the difficulty level of the games, with 1-minute rest breaks between each repetition.
Locations (1)
Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, Province, Turkey (Türkiye)