Impact of Exergaming on Adolescent Youth

RCMI Clinical Research Infrastructure Initiative: Exergaming

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01374386

Enrollment

Registered

2011-06-16

Start date

2010-10-31

Completion date

2012-10-31

Last updated

2017-11-13

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Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Keywords

adolescent obesity

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to gather information on how much exercising with video games (ExerGaming) can increase the physical activity among overweight and youth. This study will try to see if participating in physical activity and exercising with video games at the same time can make overweight children move around more to better their own health. The hypothesis is that those in Exergaming arm will physiological changes and increase physical activity.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALExergaming

Participants will have access to Exergaming equipment (video games that require physical activity)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

12 Years to 14 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* male and female * aged 12-14 years * baseline BMI \> 25 * gender- and age-specific 85th percentile cutoff points from the CDC growth chart * parental consent and subject assent

Exclusion criteria

* subjects not meeting the inclusion criteria or with physician-determined musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, metabolic, psychological, neuro-developmental or behavioral conditions that make mild-to-moderate physical activity potentially hazardous. * Participants under the age of 12 are excluded from the study because Weingart YMCA has an age policy. Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to be at the facility alone. Therefore, the minimum age for the study is 12 years old so supervision is not a problem.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in mean daily physical activity	2 years	Change in mean daily physical activity from baseline (7-day activity log expressed as Kcal/day from relative MET intensity

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in caloric expenditure, body composition, and BMI	2 years	(a) Total daily caloric expenditure, (b) change in body composition (total body estimates of fat mass, fat-free mass, and lean body mass), and (c) change in BMI z score from baseline.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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