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Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Effects of Playing Pokemon Go on Physical Activity

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03757676

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Brief summary

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The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of playing Pokémon Go to increase daily steps among young adults. The study also aimed to assess people's experience playing the game, identify specific features of the game that users like/dislike, and explore game features that may promote overall well-being.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03757676
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
San Diego State University
Other
Enrollment
30 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 25 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
Sep 25, 2017
Primary completion
Mar 21, 2018
Completion
Mar 30, 2018
Last update posted
Nov 28, 2018

2017 – 2018

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Institute for Behavioral and Community Health San Diego California 92123

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