Family Exergaming: A Research Study Testing a Videogame Intervention to Increase Physical Activity for Families

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00889122

Enrollment

213

Registered

2009-04-28

Start date

2009-03-31

Completion date

2010-02-28

Last updated

2010-08-04

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Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

Obesity, Exergames, Videogames, Prevention, Family, Dance Dance Revolution, Pedometer

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if an interactive game (Dance Dance Revolution/DDR) can promote healthy physical activity for the health of all family members

Interventions

BEHAVIORALExergame (DDR)

Use of an active videogame vs. pedometers given to entire families to promote physical activity.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

9 Years to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Ages 9-17 * Overweight status (BMI of 85% and above) * Willing to come to two (2 hour) visits to MMCRI for measurements and complete surveys * Family participation

Exclusion criteria

* Serious heart condition * Photo-sensitive seizures * Previous extensive history using DDR

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Amount of physical activity	14 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026