A Postural Study Comparing Sitting on the Floor Versus Sitting in a Chair While Playing Video Games.

October 25, 2011 updated by: Willam Brian Monroe, Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy

A Postural Analysis of Children Playing Video Games Sitting on the Floor vs. Sitting in a Chair: A Randomised Controlled Trial

To determine if sitting in a chair or sitting on the floor lends itself to better posture while playing video games.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Upon completion of the parental consent form, each test subject will be instructed to flip a two-sided coin to determine the sitting position of the test subject. If the flip reveals a "heads", the child will be instructed to sit in a chair; chairs will be appropriately sized to allow the child to rest his/her feet on the ground. If the flip reveals a "tails", the child will be instructed to sit on a small carpet piece that measures 2-feet by 2-feet. Each test subject will be taken to their gaming station which will sit approximately 8 feet away from a 55-inch flat screen television that will be on a 30-inch table and handed a wireless controller. Two gaming stations will be available with one featuring the game Lego Batman and the other featuring Lego Indiana Jones with both gaming stations testing simultaneously. The test subjects will be told they can play for 5 minutes with a Physical Therapist at each station to monitor and record the test subjects' positioning.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

56

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
    • California
      • Bakersfield, California, United States, 93312
        • Best Buy Electronics

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

5 years to 15 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • English and Spanish Speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-english or non-spanish speaking

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: BASIC_SCIENCE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
OTHER: Sitting in a chair
Sitting in a chair with back support and feet flat on the ground
Other: Time to fatigue
5 minutes while playing video games
OTHER: Sitting on the Floor
Sitting on the floor without back support, crossed leg style
Other: Time to fatigue
5 minutes while playing video games

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Posture Control of Head Position, Shoulder Position and Back Position
Time Frame: 5 minute
Forward Head Position (FHP), Rounded Shoulder Position (RSP), and Thoracic spine (T/s)-Lumbar spine (L/s) positions were scored. Subscale scores of 0-3 for each FHP, RSP, and T/s L/s position were obtained. Score 0 was a perfect posture score, Score 1 was 0-1 inches out of alignment. Score 2 was 1-2 inches out of alignment. Score 3 was 2-3 inches out of alignment. Subscale scores were combined for a total score with a minimum value of 0 and a maximum value of 9. 0 being a perfect posture score, 9 being the worst postural score.
5 minute

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William B Monroe, DPT, OCS, Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy
  • Principal Investigator: Erin P Pandol, MPT, OCS, Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2010

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

August 1, 2010

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 15, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 15, 2010

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

July 16, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 2, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2011

Last Verified

October 1, 2011

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • Protocol 10-90

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