"Generation Fit and Exerlearning With In the Groove"

May 16, 2017 updated by: MaineHealth

Generation-Fit, a Pilot Study of Youth in Maine Middle Schools Using an "Exerlearning" Dance Video Game to Promote Physical Activity During School

In middle schools participating in a statewide program called "Take Time", we are randomizing youth to a 10-12 week intervention using the dance mat games on the Playstation2 (like Dance Dance Revolution). This program is testing feasibility of using the dance mats as a way to increase activity during the school day. We are using "Groove Masters" as a peer-mentored mechanism to keep track of the activity of youth in the intervention compared to the control group. Our main objective is increase in activity time.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

We met with administrators and teachers and obtained consent and assent for this study. After assessing baseline measures (end-of-grade test scores, absenteeism, Pediatric Quality of Life, physical fitness, GEMS Activity Rating Scale, Dennison's measure of sedentary screen time, Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale, BMI%ile, (with a small subset assayed for fasting lipids and glucose, with a smaller subset wearing ActiGraphs for objective measures of activity) we randomized to the intervention or control group.

In our intervention, youth play a dance game at school called "In the Groove", with the goal of 40 additional minutes each week of physical activity during the school hours.

We will obtain change scores and compare the groups to find an effect size for future studies, this this proves acceptable and feasible in Maine schools.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

85

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Maine
      • Portland, Maine, United States, 04012
        • Portland

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

10 years to 14 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Take Time middle school in Maine with consent/assent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any condition that prevents a child from doing physical activity on the dance mat like photic seizures, broken leg, blindness.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: FACTORIAL
  • Masking: NONE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Minutes of activity added in school day.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Others
Quality of Life change scores
Relation to test scores, absenteeism
Fitness change scores
Change in biological endpoints

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

MaineHealth

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ann E Maloney, MD, Research Attending

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

September 1, 2006

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

September 1, 2007

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

September 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 18, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 18, 2007

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 22, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

May 18, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MMCRI-3000

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