Evaluation of a Commercial Gaming Impact in a Childhood Obesity Intervention
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Recently, researchers have been interested in the use of game play, mechanics and psychology for health-related engagement and behavior change. While initial studies have shown some increases in health knowledge and/or behavior through gaming, there remains concern that the vehicle for change is associated with a perceived sedentary behavior (6). More recently, commercially available gaming devices are able to directly promote physical activity through a new set of "kinetic controllers" added to the gaming experience. UHG plans to evaluate the most recent of these kinetic controller technologies in the context of a second iteration of JOIN (described above) to be implemented among a pilot group of overweight and/or obese children whose BMI percentile is above the 85th. This study will evaluate the effect of a commercial controller-free Exercise Gaming and Entertainment Experience (EGEE) on physical activity levels in the context of a weight management program in approximately 70 children ages 6 to12. The study will compare the differences in physical activity levels over 16 weeks in two groups of children.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01757925
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 77 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 6 Years to 12 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 31, 2011
- Primary completion
- Aug 31, 2012
- Completion
- Aug 31, 2012
- Last update posted
- Dec 30, 2012
2011 – 2012
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 11
- U.S. states
- 3
- U.S. cities
- 11
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA Andvore | Andover | Massachusetts | 01810 | — |
| YMCA Lawrence | Lawrence | Massachusetts | 01840 | — |
| YMCA Merrimack Valley of MAss | Methuen | Massachusetts | 01844 | — |
| YMCA Boroughs | Westborough | Massachusetts | 01580 | — |
| Barrinton YMCA | Barrington | Rhode Island | 02806 | — |
| Newman YMCA | Seakonk | Rhode Island | 02771 | — |
| YMCA Kent | Warwick | Rhode Island | 02886 | — |
| Jones Elementary | Missouri City | Texas | 77498 | — |
| Barabara Jordan Elementary | Richmond | Texas | 77407 | — |
| Oyster Creek Elementary | Sugarland | Texas | 77498 | — |
| Townwest Elementary | Sugraland | Texas | 77498 | — |
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