NCT07141290

Motor Control Exergame

Completed EARLY_PHASE1 Last updated 26 August 2025

What this trial tests

EARLY_PHASE1 trial testing Silent fish and bunny game in Proprioception Knee in 14 participants. Completed in 11 April 2025.

Timeline

4 April 2025

Primary endpoint
11 April 2025

11 April 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Groningen
Phase	EARLY_PHASE1
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	14
Start date	4 April 2025
Primary completion	11 April 2025
Estimated completion	11 April 2025
Sites	1 location across Netherlands

Drugs / interventions tested

• Silent fish and bunny game
• Sound supported fish and bunny game

Conditions studied

• Proprioception Knee — all drugs for Proprioception Knee →
• Healthy Volunteers — all drugs for Healthy Volunteers →

Sponsor

University of Groningen

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Proprioception Knee or Healthy Volunteers. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study investigates whether auditory feedback improves the performance of people training squats or kicking movement with a computer game that gives feedback on the user's performance.

During the study participants are wearing sensors that record the movement of their upper and lower leg and the muscle activity of the muscles used to perform squatting and kicking. At the beginning of the measurement participants will be asked to perform 10 squats, 10 half squats, and to hold some positions for a short period. Then participants will be allocated to group 1 or group 2 by a draw.

Group 1: plays the exergame without sound Group 2: plays the exergame with sound

Participants play four rounds of a squatting and four rounds of a kicking game. After playing the game they are again asked to perform 10 squats, 10 half squats, and to hold some positions for a short period. Furthermore, they fill a questionnaire in which they indicate whether they liked the game.

The researchers use the measurements taken prior and after the game to see whether participants improved in kicking and squatting. Furthermore they compare which group scores better in the game to see whether auditory feedback helps to understand the game story.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Enhancing Knee Joint Proprioception in Healthy Adults Through Exergame Training With Augmented Feedback: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.
   Zhang Y, García Arias LF, Timmerman H, Cao M, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41747255 · DOI 10.2196/78525