Pilot Evaluation of an Interactive Health Game

University of Illinois

Status: Completed

Conditions: Health Behavior; Health Attitude

Treatments: Behavioral: Healthy eating workshop; Behavioral: Healthy eating workshop and interactive health game

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03444129

5P30AG022849 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

2016-0218

Details and patient eligibility

About

Broad, diverse, and innovative efforts are needed to address the growing dual public health challenges of obesity and diabetes, especially for those at increased risk like minority older adults. The emerging field of health games offers an innovative opportunity to reach populations to provide healthy eating and physical activity messages. Little research has focused on the use of health games specifically tailored for older adults. This study builds upon a health game designed to provide knowledge, facilitate movement, enhance motivation, and encourage healthy eating (HE) and physical activity (PA) behaviors in youth. This study will adapt, implement, and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, adherence, and preliminary outcomes of the game among overweight/obese African American older adults.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 50 and 65 years
• Overweight or obese (25kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 40kg/m2)
• African American/Black by self-report
• Risk factors for diabetes (based on adapted ADA risk test)

Exclusion criteria

• Adults with cognitive impairments, based on the adapted Mental Status Questionnaire (MSQ).
• Health conditions that preclude participation in physical activity program, based on the Exercise Assessment and Screener for You (EASY) physical activity screener.
• Already diagnosed with diabetes by self-report
• Currently engaging in vigorous physical activity
• Non-English speaking
• Does not meet inclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will participate in a health education workshop with weekly sessions (control group)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Healthy eating workshop

Game

Experimental group

Description:

This group will participate in the health education workshop plus the interactive health game (intervention group).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Healthy eating workshop and interactive health game