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| Learning, Spatial Cognitive Change | Device: Active video games Other: tennis training process | Not Applicable |
In the first sub-research, which included a sample of 55 children aged between 7 and 9, the investigators measured the physiological responses of bodies after acute and chronic exposure to playing AVG. The investigators established a significant difference in skin conductance before beginning the intervention between the virtual and actual game. After the intervention, the experimental group had a significantly higher average value of heart rate frequency and breathing frequency while playing AVG in comparison to the control group.
In the second sub-research the investigators measured progress in tennis technique (TRSC test), development of gross motor skills and change in reaction time on the same group of children. In the TRSC test, the control group improved in all sub-groups with both strokes. The experimental group made no improvements in sub-group 3d with the ''forehand'', 1d and 3d with the ''backhand''. In the gross motor skill development test the investigators have not established a significant interaction effect. In the analogue reaction time measurement test, the investigators recorded a significant interaction between time x group. The same goes for Simon's test with incongruent stimuli, with congruent the interaction was of no relevance.
The investigators established that the use of AVG can represent a new strategy for combining movement/sports activities and cognitively directed tasks aiming at effective assessment of tennis skills.
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Actual Enrollment : | 55 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor) |
| Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
| Official Title: | Impact of Active Video Games on Motor- and Visual Spatial-learning Capabilities During the Process of Tennis Training in Young Children |
| Actual Study Start Date : | January 1, 2018 |
| Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 1, 2019 |
| Actual Study Completion Date : | January 1, 2020 |
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Experimental: I-AVI
The I-AVI group were involved in a regular tennis training process, two times a week for one hour. Additionally right after the tennis lessons they played a Virtua Tennis 4 active video game for 20 minutes per participant. They use the playstation kinect console. The intervention lasted 6 months.
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Device: Active video games
Participants played the active video game Virtua tennis 4 on a playstation kinect device
Other: tennis training process Participants were involved in a regular tennis training process, performed two times a week for one hour per lesson.
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Active Comparator: NO-AVI
The NO_AVI group were involved in a regular tennis training process, two times a week for one hour. The training process lasted 6 months.
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Other: tennis training process
Participants were involved in a regular tennis training process, performed two times a week for one hour per lesson.
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 7 Years to 9 Years (Child) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
| Slovenia | |
| Tenis klub San Simon Izola | |
| Izola, Slovenia, 6310 | |
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| First Submitted Date ICMJE | May 6, 2019 | ||||
| First Posted Date ICMJE | May 10, 2019 | ||||
| Last Update Posted Date | May 1, 2020 | ||||
| Actual Study Start Date ICMJE | January 1, 2018 | ||||
| Actual Primary Completion Date | January 1, 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
| Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
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| Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
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| Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
TGMD-3 scale (Test of Gross Motor Development-Third Edition) [ Time Frame: change from baseline to 3-months intervention ] The TGMD-3 has two subtests. The first subtest, Locomotor, measures the gross motor skills that require fluid coordinated movements of the body as the child moves in one direction or another. The second subtest, Ball Skills, measure the gross motor skills that demonstrate efficient throwing, striking, and catching movements. The TGMD-3 provides an overall composite score (Gross Motor). The two subtest scaled scores are combined to form the Gross Motor composite. The Examiner's Manual discusses the test's theoretical and research-based foundation, item development, standardization, administration and scoring procedures, normative tables, and guidelines for using and interpreting the test's results. The TGMD-3 scale is used to measure the fundamental motor skills in 3-10 year-old children with typical development. The raw score for locomotor subtest is between 0 and 46, while the raw score for ball skills is between 0 and 54. The overall raw score for the test is between 0 and 100.
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| Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
TGMD-3 scale [ Time Frame: change from baseline to 3-months intervention ] Locomotor and Ball Skills measured on a scale from 0 to 100
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| Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Same as current | ||||
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| Brief Title ICMJE | Playing AVI During Tennis Training Process | ||||
| Official Title ICMJE | Impact of Active Video Games on Motor- and Visual Spatial-learning Capabilities During the Process of Tennis Training in Young Children | ||||
| Brief Summary | Developing movement capabilities and efficiently acquiring and assimilating movement information and knowledge in middle childhood stages is of great importance for performing complex movement structures in later stages of life. Our study is directed to researching the influence of active video games (AVG) on assessment of tennis motor skills and visual capabilities in middle childhood, as a part of two separate sub-researches. | ||||
| Detailed Description |
In the first sub-research, which included a sample of 55 children aged between 7 and 9, the investigators measured the physiological responses of bodies after acute and chronic exposure to playing AVG. The investigators established a significant difference in skin conductance before beginning the intervention between the virtual and actual game. After the intervention, the experimental group had a significantly higher average value of heart rate frequency and breathing frequency while playing AVG in comparison to the control group. In the second sub-research the investigators measured progress in tennis technique (TRSC test), development of gross motor skills and change in reaction time on the same group of children. In the TRSC test, the control group improved in all sub-groups with both strokes. The experimental group made no improvements in sub-group 3d with the ''forehand'', 1d and 3d with the ''backhand''. In the gross motor skill development test the investigators have not established a significant interaction effect. In the analogue reaction time measurement test, the investigators recorded a significant interaction between time x group. The same goes for Simon's test with incongruent stimuli, with congruent the interaction was of no relevance. The investigators established that the use of AVG can represent a new strategy for combining movement/sports activities and cognitively directed tasks aiming at effective assessment of tennis skills. |
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| Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||
| Study Phase ICMJE | Not Applicable | ||||
| Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
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| Publications * | Šlosar L, de Bruin ED, Fontes EB, Plevnik M, Pisot R, Simunic B, Marusic U. Additional Exergames to Regular Tennis Training Improves Cognitive-Motor Functions of Children but May Temporarily Affect Tennis Technique: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Psychol. 2021 Mar 15;12:611382. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.611382. eCollection 2021. | ||||
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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| Recruitment Information | |||||
| Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||||
| Actual Enrollment ICMJE |
55 | ||||
| Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
| Actual Study Completion Date ICMJE | January 1, 2020 | ||||
| Actual Primary Completion Date | January 1, 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
| Eligibility Criteria ICMJE |
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| Ages ICMJE | 7 Years to 9 Years (Child) | ||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | Yes | ||||
| Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||
| Listed Location Countries ICMJE | Slovenia | ||||
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| NCT Number ICMJE | NCT03946436 | ||||
| Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | AVITENNIS | ||||
| Has Data Monitoring Committee | Yes | ||||
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| IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Responsible Party | Marusic, Science and Research Centre Koper | ||||
| Study Sponsor ICMJE | Marusic | ||||
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| Investigators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| PRS Account | Science and Research Centre Koper | ||||
| Verification Date | April 2020 | ||||
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