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

August 3, 2010 updated by: MaineHealth
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

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

213

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Maine
      • Scarborough, Maine, United States, 04074
        • Maine Medical Center Research Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

9 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Lifestyle Counseling
Behavioral: Exergame (DDR)
Use of an active videogame vs. pedometers given to entire families to promote physical activity.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Amount of physical activity
Time Frame: 14 weeks
14 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

MaineHealth

Collaborators

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ann Maloney, MD, MaineHealth

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 27, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

April 28, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 4, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 3, 2010

Last Verified

July 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 3459

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