Exergame on Sleep and Emotion Among Students

Investigating the Feasibility of Exergame on Sleep and Emotion Among University Students

This study aims to investigate the feasibility and the potential efficacy of using Xbox 360 Kinect game among healthcare undergraduate students. Thirty-six participants will be recruited and randomly allocated into the intervention and control group. The session will be 30 minutes per session for three times per week. Two outcome measures will be used at pre and post intervention.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Depression; Stress; Sleep; Anxiety
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Xbox 360 Kinect

Detailed Description

Sleep deprivation and emotional problems such as stress, anxiety and depression commonly occur in university students. Exercise is beneficial to ameliorate those problems however university students are not serious to uptake physical activity. Commercially available exergame such as Xbox 360 Kinect is one of the alternatives. This study aims to investigate the feasibility and the potential efficacy of using Xbox 360 Kinect game among healthcare undergraduate students. A pilot two-armed parallel randomized controlled trial was implemented. A total of 36 undergraduate students was recruited and randomly allocated into the intervention group (playing Xbox 360 Kinect) or the control group (continue with normal daily routine). The intervention group received 30 minutes of Xbox Kinect activity, three times per week for six weeks. Information on psychology (DASS-21) and sleep (FOSQ-30) status were collected at pre- and post-experiment. The researcher-developed feasibility questionnaire was given to the participants in the intervention group at post-experiment. Repeated-measures ANOVA analysis was used to investigate within-between group comparison and significant value was set at p≤0.05. The analysis found potential improvement on sleep (p=0.039) and psychological health (p=0.002-0.067). The intervention protocol is feasible and highly accepted by the participants. Required optimum amount of dosage, sample size and used of outcome measures are suggested from the findings. This pilot and feasibility study support the use of Xbox 360 Kinect games in practice and to be implemented for future research.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 36
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 53200
    • Kolej Tun Syed Nasir

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 19 years to 25 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Undergraduate healthcare students
• Able to read and understand English version questionnaire
• Having BMI <25

Exclusion Criteria:

• Person with condition (i.e. asthma, heart problem) that prevent from participating in active physical activities.
• Known history of mental health issues
• Visually impaired students iv. Postgraduate students

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: OTHER
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: SINGLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Intervention Group; A session 30 minutes of exercise game activities using the Xbox 360 Kinect will be performed by each participant for 6 weeks, 3 times per week. Games use for the activity are Sports Kinect and Sports Kinect 2. The activity can be performed in solo or in pairs with another participant. The game activity will be played only at the site chosen for this study.	Device: Xbox 360 Kinect; A session 30 minutes of exercise game activities using the Xbox 360 Kinect will be performed by each participant. Games uses for the activity are Sports Kinect and Sports Kinect 2. Xbox 360 Kinect - the players themselves become the ''game controller'' via their body movements and gestures, Kinect-enabled game titles lend themselves comfortably to the class of exercise games.
NO_INTERVENTION: Control Group; No standard activity is provided for the participants. The participants will continue with their normal daily life activities.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales Questionnaire (DASS-21)	The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale -21 Items (DASS-21) is a set of three self-report scales designed to measure the emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress. Each of the three DASS-21 scales contains 7 items, divided into subscales with similar content. Scores for depression, anxiety and stress are calculated by summing the scores for the relevant items. Scoring for each scale is from 0 to 3 (Never:0; Sometimes:1; Often:2; Almost Always:3). Overall score is summed to indicate if the person has depression, anxiety or stress. For depression total score indicators (Normal:0-4; Mild:5-6; Moderate:7-10; Severe:11-13; Extremely Severe:14+). For anxiety total score indicators (Normal: 0-3; Mild:4-5; Moderate:6-7; Severe: 8-9; Extremely Severe: 10+). For stress total score indicators (Normal:0-7; Mild: 8-9; Moderate: 10-12; Severe: 13-16; Extremely Severe: 17+)	1 week
Functional Outcome of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ-30)	Consisting of 30 questions related to the effects of fatigue on daily activities, the instrument was designed to evaluate the respondent's quality of life as it relates to disorders of excessive sleepiness. In 30 items, the FOSQ then assesses difficulty, due to sleepiness, in performing activities of daily living and recreational activities, which are categorized into the following 5 subscales: 1) activity level (9 items), 2) vigilance (7 items), 3) intimacy and sexual relationships (4 items), 4) general productivity (8 items), and 5) social outcomes (2 items). Scoring is from 0-4 (0: I don't do this activity for other reasons; 1: Yes, Extremely Difficult; 2: Yes, Moderate Difficulty; 3: Yes, Little Difficulty: 4: No Difficulty. The potential range of scores for the Total Score is 5 -20. Lower Score indicates more difficulty performing everyday activities when tired or sleepy, while higher score indicates less difficulty performing everyday activities when tired or sleepy.	1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National University of Malaysia
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Muhammad Hibatullah Romli, PhD, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): February 27, 2019
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): March 30, 2019
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): April 7, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 3, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 4, 2019
• First Posted (ACTUAL): April 8, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): February 26, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 24, 2020
• Last Verified: February 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: depression; anxiety; stress; intervention; sleep quality; randomised control trial; xbox kinect; gaming technology
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Depression
• Other Study ID Numbers: NN-2018-167

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: Study protocol can be shared with other researchers

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No