PlayFit Pilot: Encouraging Social Physical Play in the Community

The investigator is pilot testing the feasibility and impact of a low-cost intervention that uses existing gymnasiums, and therefore has the potential to be replicated across the United States. The intervention, PlayFit, is designed for adults aged 21-50. PlayFit has five key components, intended to overcome the major barriers to physical activity. First, it will assist people in finding others to play with, using the Pick-Up model of designating times to play and making those times known in the community. Second, it will overcome a lack of confidence in physical activity by including games of lower intensity for relatively unfit adults, then building up to moderate and vigorous games. Third, it will require team members of varying ages and genders to encourage intergenerational play. Fourth, it will use modified equipment (e.g., softer, lighter balls) and smaller game space to require less running, so that even relatively unfit people can feel confident participating. Fifth, it will be designed to be led by community volunteers, which will increase its disseminability.

AIM - Understand the optimum design for PlayFit. To meet this aim, the investigators will come up with a list of games to play and pilot the games at a gymnasium. The investigators will observe the participants playing the games and have them complete a brief survey.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Overweight and Obesity
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: PlayFit - modified exercise games

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 8
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
      • Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 years to 50 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 21-50
• Fluently read and speak English
• Current member of Hershey Medical Center's University Fitness Center OR willing to become a member
• Currently exercises < 150 minutes per week

Exclusion Criteria:

• Has been told by a doctor they a heart condition and should only do exercise recommended by a doctor
• Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months
• Planning to move out of the area in the next 6 months
• Has pain in chest, neck, jaw, or arms at rest, during daily activities of living
• Has experienced a forceful or rapid heart rate
• Has experience unreasonable breathlessness
• Has experienced dizziness fainting or blackouts
• Has experienced ankle swelling
• Has burning or cramping sensation in lower legs when walking short distances
• Has been told by a health professional not to exercise OR exercise only when supervised by a professional
• Has been diagnosed with diabetes
• Has been told by a doctor, nurse or health professional that they have (1) Weak or failing kidneys, (2) A heart attack/ myocardial infarction, (3) Angina or coronary heart disease, (4) A stroke, or (5) Any other kind of heart condition or heart disease - e.g. heart valve problem/aortic regurgitation (do not include heart murmur)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: PlayFit, Modified exercise games; Subjects will participate in three 60 minute game sessions each week for 12 weeks. During each game session, subjects will be divided randomly into two teams to play a modified game. Research staff will review the instructions of the game and if needed, modify the game rules during play to enhance the experience (ie. keep it fun, keep it to moderate intensity level). The length of play session between breaks increases each week.

Behavioral: PlayFit - modified exercise games; Play modified games with other adults three times a week for 12 weeks. Complete a brief survey on the games played and program satisfaction.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Compare exercise intensity, METS (Metabolic Equivalent Task)	METS will be measured during each exercise session using an accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X).	12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Self-reported weight	Self-reported weight will be captured by a research assistant at baseline and follow up (12 week) visits.	12 weeks
Self-reported height	Self-reported height will be captured by a research assistant at baseline and follow up (12 week) visits.	12 weeks
Gender	Participants will be asked if they are male or female.	12 weeks
Self-reported chronic conditions	Participants will be asked 4 questions on which chronic conditions (if any) they may have.	12 weeks
Ethnicity	Participants will be asked what their ethnicity is.	12 weeks
Race	Participants will be asked what their race is.	12 weeks
Education Level	Participants will be asked 1 question on education level.	12 weeks
Employment Status	Participants will be asked 1 question on employment status.	12 weeks
Tobacco Use	Participants will be asked 1 question on tobacco use.	12 weeks
National Health Interview Survey	Participants will be asked 2 questions from this survey on how difficult it is to walk and carry an item.	12 weeks
General Self Rated Health	Participants will be asked 1 question on their overall health.	12 weeks
Three Item Loneliness Scale	Participants will be asked 3 questions on feelings of being lonely.	12 weeks
Patient Reported Outcomes (PROMIS) - Anxiety	Participants will be asked questions 4 questions on anxiety.	12 weeks
Patient Reported Outcomes (PROMIS) - Depression	Participants will be asked 4 questions on Depression.	12 weeks
Patient Reported Outcomes (PROMIS) - Physical Function	Participants will be asked 4 questions on physical function.	12 weeks
Sport playing status	Participants will be asked 2 questions on playing sports previously.	12 weeks
Program Intensity Survey	Participants will be asked 2 questions after each game session on how physically and technically hard the game was.	12 weeks
Program Satisfaction Survey	Participants will be asked 2 questions after each game session on what they did and did not like about the game.	12 weeks
Net Promoter Score	Participants will be asked 1 question on how likely they would recommend the day's activity/game to a friend or family member.	12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 17, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 24, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): October 25, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 8, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 6, 2016
• Last Verified: December 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Body Weight; Overweight
• Other Study ID Numbers: 4785