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An Evaluation of the Energy Expenditure From Wii Fit Games

NCT01561716 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2015-10-01

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to provide energy expenditure data on Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus games as compared with resting and treadmill walking/running.

Conditions

  • Healthy Young Adults

Interventions

DEVICE

Wii Fit

This is a randomized, crossover study to evaluate the energy expenditure associated with Wii Fit games. After the baseline resting energy expenditure assessment, each participant complete the following physical activities on separate days in a random order, (1) 30-minute Wii Fit Aerobics Free Run, (2) 3 bouts of Wii Fit Aerobics (Advanced Step, Super Hula Hoop, and Rhythm Boxing in a random order) each lasting 10 minutes, and (3) 30-minute treadmill running/walking.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Rochester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Isabel D Fernandez, MD, PhD, MPH · University of Rochester

  • Ying Xian, MD, PhD · Duke Clinical Research Institute

  • Lisa Kakinami, PhD · McGill University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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