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Using Virtual Reality to Improve Football Skills and Physical Performance in Amateur Players

Effect of Virtual Reality Training on Motor Proficiency and Sport Performance in Amateur Football Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/093265
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-08-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Virtual Reality Group: Virtual Reality Training Group will play four games consisting of Final Kick VR, Space Racer, Zig Zag VR and Roller Coaster 3D while performing the movements as t

Sponsors

Anurag Pai Raiturkar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 10-18 years of both genders who are willing to participate and have parental consent. Children who have been practicing football up to 3-6 hours a week for the last one year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children diagnosed with refractive error or any ocular pathology or loss of vision. Children diagnosed with vestibular disorders, or present severe motion sickness. An active infection, burn, or trauma on the scalp during the time of recruitment, that interferes with the headset placement. Children with pre-existing medical conditions diagnosed with genetic, congenital, or acquired neuromotor, cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, or metabolic disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition (BOT-2)Timepoint: T0 at baseline, T1 Post assessment after 4 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reaction Time TestTimepoint: T0 at baseline, T1 Post assessment after 4 weeks;Repeated Sprint Test (RST)Timepoint: T0 at baseline, T1 Post assessment after 4 weeks;Soccer Wall Volley TestTimepoint: T0 at baseline, T1 Post assessment after 4 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnurag Pai Raiturkar

KLE Institute of Physiotherapy

vinuta.gangavatikar@gmail.com8754466612

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026