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Exergaming for Health: Impact of a Community-Based Active Video Gaming Curriculum in Pediatric Weight Management

NCT02436330 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2015-12-14

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Summary

Evaluation of the effectiveness of Exergaming for Health, a community-based multifaceted weight management program in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Primary objective: to assess impact of the program on BMI z-scores. Secondary objectives: to measure impact on cardiovascular fitness, self-worth, sedentary screen time, and the influence of exergaming component on attendance and participation.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exergaming

6 months of weight management programming consisting of 10 weekly sessions:1 hour of session was spent "exergaming", which included active video game play and traditional group exercises. Some examples include: Dance, Dance, Revolution, Exerbike, Treadwall, Yoga, Spin class, etc.

BEHAVIORAL

Didactic health teaching

6 months of weight management programming consisting of 10 weekly 1-hour sessions of didactic classes teaching behavioral and dietary curricula. Followed by monthly 1 hour didactic health teaching sessions for the remainder of the 6 month period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amy L. Christison, MD · University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

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