VR gaming could be fun therapy for down syndrome
NCT ID NCT07668908
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether playing an immersive virtual reality exergame (Beat Saber) for 12 weeks can improve physical fitness, cognitive skills, and quality of life in 20 people with Down syndrome. Participants will do two supervised sessions per week. The goal is to see if gamified exercise is more motivating and effective than traditional therapies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Immersive virtual reality exergame (Beat Saber)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a fun, engaging way to improve fitness and thinking skills for people with Down syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-stage study with only 20 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the exergame might not be more effective than standard exercise.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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16 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Mild to moderate intellectual disability as reported by parents 2. Ability to follow simple verbal instructions in Spanish or Galician 3. Adequate physical condition to engage in a high-intensity exercise program. . Exclusion Criteria: 1. Individuals who had participated in a high-intensity exercise program within the previous three months 2. Those with concurrent medical conditions such as chronic arthritis, autism, unrepaired congenital heart defect; or a history of violent episodes, elopement, aggressive behavior, or antisocial conduct; presenting severe visual or auditory disturbances, vertigo, psychosis or uncontrolled epilepsy that would prevent the sessions being carried out. \- \-
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xuntos Down Pontevedra
Pontevedra, Pontevedra, 36003, Spain