Effect of Physical Activity Through Interactive Video Games in Overweight Children

Centro Pediatrico Albina de Patino

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Overweight; Obesity

Treatments: Other: Nintendo Wii

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02214108

protwii2013

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of interactive video game in management of overweight in children. The investigators will evaluate the effect of product versus standard physical activity.

Full description

Background. Child Overweight and obesity are a world public health problem, in low income countries is more. One difficulty in the management is the poor adherence to physical activity, some studies show that active video games could improve this.

Objective: Establish the effect of the introduction of active video game (Nintendo Wii) on fitness, anthropometry and adherence to treatment, as part of an intervention program for the management of childhood obesity in children over 5 years of age with obesity Methodology: A clinical trial, randomized and controlled. children between 5-10 years with a diagnosis of overweight or obese, were divided into two groups. (Wii group), received 3 weekly sessions of one hour of physical activity by an active video game, the other group (control group) received 3 weekly sessions of one hour of physical activity by static exercises.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 10 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children aged 5-10 years with a diagnosis of overweight or obese (according to WHO criteria)

Exclusion criteria

• overweight or obese due other disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Phisical activity with Nintendo Wii

Experimental group

Description:

3 hours of weekly of physical activity, divided in 1 hour interday with Nintendo WII. games applied: Wii Boxing, Wii Tennis; Wii Bowling

Treatment:

Other: Nintendo Wii

phisical activity with phisiotherapist

No Intervention group

Description:

3 hours of weekly physical activity, divided in 1 hour interday. applying cardiovascular and muscular endurance static exercises.