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Pilot Evaluation of an Interactive Health Game

NCT03444129 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2020-04-16

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Summary

Broad, diverse, and innovative efforts are needed to address the growing dual public health challenges of obesity and diabetes, especially for those at increased risk like minority older adults. The emerging field of health games offers an innovative opportunity to reach populations to provide healthy eating and physical activity messages. Little research has focused on the use of health games specifically tailored for older adults. This study builds upon a health game designed to provide knowledge, facilitate movement, enhance motivation, and encourage healthy eating (HE) and physical activity (PA) behaviors in youth. This study will adapt, implement, and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, adherence, and preliminary outcomes of the game among overweight/obese African American older adults.

Conditions

  • Health Behavior
  • Health Attitude

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Healthy eating workshop and interactive health game

The intervention sessions will be weekly for 6 weeks and will involve participation in health education workshop and interactive health game. Sessions may last up to 2 hours and will be held at designated times/days at a Chicago Church.

BEHAVIORAL

Healthy eating workshop

The intervention sessions will be weekly for 6 weeks and will involve participation in health education workshop. Sessions may last up to 2 hours and will be held at designated times/days at a Chicago Church.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amparo Castillo, PhD · UIC

  • Laurie Ruggiero, PhD · University of Delaware

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-20
Primary Completion
2018-03-10
Completion
2018-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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