The Fitness, Game Bike Adherence, Motivation and Exercise Study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an interactive exercise videogame bike is effective in improving physical activity adherence, motivations to do physical activity, and physical fitness among families. Families receive either an interactive videogame bike and gaming console, or a traditional stationary bike which is placed in front of the television, to keep in their home for six months. It is expected that families within the videogame bike condition will show greater exercise adherence. It is also expected that these families will have higher self-reported physical activity levels, greater motivation to do physical activity, and improved cardiovascular fitness at the end of the three month period compared to the families in the stationary bike condition.

Conditions

• Physical Activity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise Videogame Bikes

The intervention group will receive an exercise videogame bike that will be linked into their Sony Playstation 2® (Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc, Foster City, California). The Active Cycle® system reads the participant's cycling cadence which, in combination with a handlebar-mounted game controller, allows each participant to play a variety of Sony Playstation 2 and 3® videogames while exercising. The control-distraction group will receive a traditional stationary bike (i.e., same bike as the Active Cycle, but without the videogame controllers), which will be placed in front of their television. The recommended exercise training regime for both conditions will be activity of moderate intensity exercise (i.e., 60 to 75% of heart rate reserve), 3 days/week for 30 minutes/day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Canadian Cancer Society (CCS)

  collaborator OTHER

• University of British Columbia

  collaborator OTHER

• Dalhousie University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Auckland, New Zealand

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Victoria

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Dr. Ryan R Rhodes, PhD · University of Victoria

• Dr. Chris Blanchard, PhD · Dalhousie University

• Dr. Ralph Maddison, PhD · University of Auckland, New Zealand

• Dr. Darren Warburton, PhD · University of British Columbia

• Dr. Shannon Bredin, PhD · University of British Columbia

• Dr. Mark Beauchamp, PhD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

10 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2011-01-31

Primary Completion

2014-05-31

Completion

2014-05-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations