Balance and motor coordination in healthy primary school children Other
Conditions
Interventions
Following eligibility screening, participants were randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to either the virtual reality training group or the conventional training group. The randomisation sequence was gen
Sponsors
Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 10 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Primary school children who were eligible to participate in school-based physical education activities 2. No history of vestibular disorders, neurological diseases, or lower-limb injuries within the past 6 months 3. Ability to stand independently for at least 10 minutes 4. Willingness to complete all training sessions and post-intervention assessments 5. Written informed consent provided by parents or legal guardians
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindications to virtual reality use, such as epilepsy or severe motion sickness 2. Participation in structured balance or coordination training programmes within the previous 3 months 3. Inability to complete the post-intervention assessments 4. Adverse symptoms during training that made continued participation inappropriate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dynamic balance performance measured using the Y-Balance Test composite score at baseline and immediately after the 6-week intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Static postural stability measured using a single-leg stance test (seconds) with eyes closed at baseline and immediately after the 6-week intervention;Motor coordination and rhythmic movement performance measured using the number of rope-skipping repetitions completed within one minute at baseline and immediately after the 6-week intervention | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHongfei Zhang
Outcome results
None listed