Pokemon Go and Physical Activity

Pokemon Go and Physical Activity Online Survey

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02888314

Acronym

Pokemon

Enrollment

167

Registered

2016-09-05

Start date

2016-08-31

Completion date

2016-09-30

Last updated

2016-10-07

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Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

mHealth, Pokemon Go

Brief summary

The goal of this study to evaluate the association between Pokemon Go and physical activity through a survey among Pokemon Go players.

Detailed description

Pokemon Go is a location-based reality mobile game for iOS and Android devices developed by Niantic. Making use of GPS and the camera of compatible devices, the game allows players to capture virtual creatures, called Pokemon, who appear on cellphone screens as though in the real world. In order to search and capture the Pokemon, the players needs to go out and become more active. For this reason, the game has great potential to promote physical activity. Nevertheless, there has no study evaluating the potential impact of Pokemon Go on physical activity. The investigator proposes a retrospective online survey. Participants are instructed to enter data of their daily physical activity as reported in iPhone Health App. Number of Steps and % greater than 10,000 steps/day will be compared before and after installing the Pokemon Go app.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects who use iPhone and have played Pokemon Go before July 31, 2016 and agree to consent to participate in the survey

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects who do not use iPhone * Have not played Pokemon Go before July 31, 2016 * Unable to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Average number of steps per day	Between June 15 and July 31, 2016	Number of steps as reported on the iPhone Health app
Change in number of steps after Pokemon Go	From June 15 to July 31, 2016, assessed up to 6 weeks	Differences in number of steps per day before and after Pokemon Go

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Greater than 10,000 steps per day	Between June 15 and July 31, 2016	Percent of days in which subjects reached greater than 10,000 steps/day

Countries

United States

Outcome results