Effects of a Computer Game on Activity Choices

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00875511

Enrollment

Registered

2009-04-03

Start date

2008-11-30

Completion date

2009-09-30

Last updated

2010-06-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Overweight

Keywords

peer rejection, obesity, amount of food chosen, amount of social time chosen

Brief summary

The study seeks to discover whether peer rejection increases the value of food relative to peer interaction in overweight individuals. After playing a computer game that randomly simulates peer rejection or peer acceptance, participants will play another computer game that will assess the value of food and social interactions. Overweight individuals may be more likely to resort to food in moments of distress and less likely to choose to interact with a peer to reestablish their sense of belongingness.

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Adults ages 18-50 * Adults with a BMI greater than or equal to 18.5 * Adults must report at least a moderate liking of study foods used

Exclusion criteria

* Adults should have no psychopathology * Adults should have no developmental disabilities * Adults should have no cold or upper respiratory distress that could influence their activities * Adults should have not be taking medications that could affect their food intake * Adults should have no dietary restrictions * Adults should have no food allergies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
amount of food chosen amount of social time chosen	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results