Physical Activity
Conditions
Brief summary
Eighty healthy youngsters, aged 10-18 years, will be equally randomized between the blinded and the non-blinded group. The blinded subjects will be informed that we were testing the reliability of a new device for body posture assessment and these youngsters will did not receive any information with regards to physical activity. Conversely, the non-blinded subjects were informed that the device was an accelerometer that assessed physical activity levels and patterns. Participants will be instructed to wear the accelerometer for 4 consecutive days and to keep a non-wear log diary over the 4 day-monitoring. The overall duration and the duration relative to the quality of the physical activity patterns (sedentary, light, moderate, vigorous and moderate to vigorous) were computed for each group during the 4-day monitoring, then compared between the two groups using the Student's t test.
Interventions
Sponsors
University Hospital, Lille
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 10-18 years old adolescent * normal clinical examination, * normal nutritional status at baseline defined by a weight / height ratio between - 2 and + 2 DS DS
Exclusion criteria
* abnormal ECG * known chronic disease * acute infection dating back at least a week.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| physical activity by GT3X Actigraph accelerometer. | during 4 days | The physical activity measured in counts/day using an GT3X Actigraph accelerometer. Participants were instructed to wear the accelerometer for 4 consecutive days and to keep a non-wear log diary over the 4 day-monitoring. |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed