Gaming and Training Combined to Help Adolescents Get More Physically Active

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Sedentary Lifestyle

Treatments: Behavioral: Exergaming

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03663699

2018/633

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate if playing a newly developed videogame that requires physical activity (e.g. exergame), leads to increased physical activity and health benefits in children and adolescents who do not regularly participate in endurance training. Health benefits will be expressed in physical fitness (maximal oxygen consumption), blood markers of a healthy heart, body composition and objectively measured physical activity. Gaming frequency of the participants will be registered throughout the 24 week intervention period.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Not regularly participating in endurance training
• Sedentary (<60 mins daily moderate/vigorous intensity physical activity)
• Play video games > 10 hours/week (self-reported)
• Able to ride a bike for up to 60 minutes

Exclusion criteria

• Known cardiovascular disease
• Type I diabetes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

Exergaming

Experimental group

Description:

24 week access to the exergaming platform PlayPulse

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exergaming

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Asked to continue with their normal daily routine