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Can Gaming Get You Fit? A High-Intensity Exergaming Intervention in Adults

NCT03513380 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2019-12-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this project is to assess if playing a newly developed videogame that require physical activity (e.g. exergame) can lead to health benefits. The project will include 50 adult participants that are not particularly physically active. They will be randomized into two groups where one group will be given free access to the exergame for 6 months. The physical fitness (maximal oxygen consumption), blood markers of cardiometabolic health and body composition of the subjects will be tested before, mid-ways and after the intervention period. Also, the participants gaming frequency will be registered throughout the 6-month period. Aim of this study is to investigate if access to this game can provide health benefits for individuals who are not motivated to take part in regular physical activity.

Conditions

  • Sedentary Lifestyle

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exergaming

free access to the exergame PedalTanks during 6 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Øystein Risa, PhD · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-25
Primary Completion
2019-11-30
Completion
2019-11-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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