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The Impact of Incorporating an Exergame Activity Application in a Treatment Regimen for Overweight Children

NCT03027570 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2018-08-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

80 children aged 5-13, BMI≥85%, will be recruited to a program for the treatment of overweight children.The intervention group will use the app "Just Dance Now" and The control group will be exposed to the usual program without the app. Measurements will be performed at the beginning of the program, the end and 3 months after completion of the intervention.

Conditions

  • Body Mass Index
  • Blood; Sugar, High
  • Lipid Disorder
  • Body Image

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Five-month interdisciplinary program, including: twice a week one-hour group exercise activity sessions, 3-5 group meetings with a dietician, 12-13 parent sessions with a social worker, and a healthy cooking workshop, each child will take part in individual sessions including: two appointments with a pediatrician, three sessions with a dietician and two sessions with a physical therapist serving as a consultant for physical activity.

BEHAVIORAL

Exergame activity_EXG

In addition to the treatment given to the control group (as described above), the EXG group will obtain home access to the app "Just Dance Now" and part of a weekly exercise session will include a group activity with the app.

OTHER

Application activity

The application - "Just Dance Now" will be downloaded to the cellular phone of the child or parent. Exercise using the app will be used by cell phone connection to the child's home computer and as part of exercise group activity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Haifa

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bait Balev Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shai Kremer, MD · Maccabi health organization

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-02
Primary Completion
2018-06-06
Completion
2018-07-01

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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