Fun and fitness: VR games may boost Kids' activity levels
NCT ID NCT07576738
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether aerobic exercise and virtual reality games could improve functional capacity, activity, and participation in children aged 6-10 living in care facilities. Sixty-three children were split into groups: one did aerobic exercise, one played VR games, and a control group continued normal life. After 12 weeks, researchers measured changes in walking ability, body image, physical activity, and participation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- aerobic exercise and virtual reality-based games
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward simple, fun ways to boost physical function and participation in vulnerable children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with no blinding or long-term follow-up, so results may not be generalizable or lasting.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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63 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 10 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * The following volunteers participated in the study * Children residing in the Şahinbey and Şehitkamil Children's Homes Complex, * Participants aged between 6 and 10 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with neurological and psychological illnesses severe enough to prevent participation in exercise training, * Children who have undergone surgery within the last 3 months, * Children with learning disabilities, * Children who perform moderate-intensity aerobic exercise for more than 150 minutes at least 3 days a week, * Children with multiple organ dysfunction were excluded from the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, Province, 27410, Turkey (Türkiye)
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