VR-Based Video Modeling for Novice Swimmers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Skills Acquisition; Sports Performance; Swimming

• Registration Number: NCT06868706
• Lead Sponsor: Erzurum Technical University

Brief Summary

Understanding the complex dynamics of motor skill acquisition in swimming is critical for developing effective training programs. Advances in technology, such as virtual and augmented reality, offer new opportunities to enhance learning and performance in this field. This study investigated the impact of virtual reality (VR)-supported video modeling (VM) swimming exercise programs compared with traditional approaches on the swimming performance of beginners.

Fifty-five university students participated in the study. They were divided into two groups: the VR-supported VM group (VRVM) (n=28) and the traditional swimming group (TSG) (n=27). The VRVM group engaged in VR-supported VM practice in addition to traditional swimming training, whereas the TSG group only participated in traditional swimming training. The performance variables measured included swimming stroke (SS), crawling kick (CK), swimming duration (SD), heart rate (HR), and rate of perceived excretion (RPE).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-02-27
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-02
• Study Completion: 2023-10-17
• Study First Submitted: 2025-02-27
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-03-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-08
• Study First Posted: 2025-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

Never having taken a swimming course before. Not having any health problems. Not having water phobia.

Exclusion Criteria

To be able to progress by stroking on the water without any support from anywhere.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Swimming stroke	Post-Intervention (After 11 Weeks)	Swimming stroke (SS) refers to the number of strokes performed per minute, which impacts a swimmer's propulsion through the water. It is a critical factor in determining speed and efficiency.
Swimming duration	Post-Intervention (After 11 Weeks)	The swimming duration is the swimmer's time to cover a 25-meter distance. Swimmers using the proper freestyle technique are expected to cover a given distance in less time, with lower SD scores positively contributing to swimming performance.
Crawling kick	Post-Intervention (After 11 Weeks)	The crawling kick plays an essential role in a swimmer's propulsion and overall speed and balance in the water. Novice swimmers may focus more on breathing and arm strokes, neglecting foot strokes (Lucero, 2015). Therefore, this study assumes that more foot strokes positively impact performance. The CK was calculated based on the number of foot strokes performed over a 25-meter distance.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Heart rate	Post-Intervention (After 11 Weeks)	Heart rate is the parameter used to monitor the physiological response of swimmers to exercise and to assess aerobic fitness.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Erzurum Technical University Faculty of Sport Sciences; 🇹🇷 Erzurum, Yakutiye, Turkey