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ArticleBMJ open2026

Effects of immersive virtual reality-based physical activity interventions on anthropometric variables and physical fitness in university students: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Andrés Godoy-Cumillaf, Frano Giakoni-Ramírez, Catalina Muñoz-Strale, Josivaldo de Souza-Lima, Maribel Parra-Saldías, Daniel Duclos-Bastías, Claudio Farías-Valenzuela, Eugenio Merellano-Navarro, José Bruneau-Chávez, Bruno Bizzozero-Peroni

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Andrés Godoy-CumillafGrupo de Investigación en Educación Física, Salud y Calidad de Vida (EFISAL), Facultad de Educación, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, Temuco, Chile andres.godoy@uautonoma.cl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8613-6838
Frano Giakoni-RamírezFacultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Instituto del Deporte y Bienestar, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
Catalina Muñoz-StraleFacultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Instituto del Deporte y Bienestar, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
Josivaldo de Souza-LimaFacultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Instituto del Deporte y Bienestar, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
Maribel Parra-SaldíasDepartamento de Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación, Universidad de Atacama, Copiapó, Chile.
Daniel Duclos-BastíasiGEO, Escuela de Educación Física, Facultad de Filosofía y Educación, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Claudio Farías-ValenzuelaEscuela de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica, Universidad de Las Américas, Santiago, Chile.
Eugenio Merellano-NavarroDepartment of Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile.
José Bruneau-ChávezDepartamento de Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
Bruno Bizzozero-PeroniHealth and Social Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0614-5561

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ExerciseHealthPhysical Fitness

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PMID42855236
PMCPMC13656169

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