Impact of Active Video Game on Cardiorespiratory, Macro and Microcirculation Function of Adolescents With Overweight

Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity; Overweight and Obesity; Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Treatments: Other: Active video game

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03532659

Active video game-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the effects of physical exercise through active videogame in the microcirculation, macrocirculation, cardiorespiratory function and physical fitness in overweight adolescents. For that, they will be randomized into two groups, one being a control group and the other intervention group. The randomization will be made by school. The intervention group will perform the physical exercise through the active video game, three times a week, for 50 minutes, during 8 weeks. Reassessments will be performed before and after the intervention to evaluate the outcome variables.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Overweight or obese adolescent
• Students enrolled in public schools

Exclusion criteria

• Motor, cognitive or pulmonary limitation
• Genetic syndrome
• Pregnancy
• Use of medication that changes the lipid or glucose profile
• Not being treated for overweight

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Active video game

Experimental group

Description:

The adolescents will be submitted to physical activity with active video game for 50 minutes, 3 times a week, for a period of eight weeks. The XBOX360® platform will be used with the Kinect accessory (Microsoft®) and Just Dance will be the selected game. The music used for intervention will be previously selected, including those that can lead to moderate intensity, and assembled in blocks of 10. For each week, a new block and challenges must be elaborated to increase the motivation to carry out the physical activity.

Treatment:

Other: Active video game

control

No Intervention group

Description:

A follow-up will be done for eight weeks to compare the variables. The adolescents in this group will be interviewed monthly to detect changes in eating habits and lifestyle.