Testing Health Games for Adolescent Physical Activity

NCT01171261 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RWJ 64439
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 63
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a RWJF funded study that will apply behavioral choice theory and learning theory principles to 'map' exergames to determine how behavior change principles influence sustained use of health games by adolescents.

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle

Keywords

Physical Activity; Sedentary Behavior; Video Games; Exergames

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Exergame Sustainability as a Measure of Game Play Over a 4-week Period

  The amount of game play over a 4-week period was assessed by a self-report paper game play log on which to record the date, start and end time of game play. Participants also indicated the game mode (e.g. challenge games, tournament) and who, if anyone, they played the game with.

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity

  4 weeks

• Self-Report of Sedentary Behavior on non-school days

  4 weeks

• Attitudes about Exergames

  4 weeks

• Motivation to Play Exergames

  4 weeks

Study Arms (4)

Jackie Chan Studio Fitness

EXPERIMENTAL

The Jackie Chan Studio Fitness (J-MAT) cartridge includes four types of activities that use a four panel floor mat made of flexible material that functions as the wireless interface game controller. The celebrity actor and choreographer Jackie Chan is the avatar character in the game that demonstrates and guides users in four types of aerobic and anaerobic game modes.

Behavioral: Health Games Field Trial

XaviX Tennis

EXPERIMENTAL

XaviX Tennis simulates tennis using a tennis racket controller and an infrared sensor to detect speed and timing of the player's swing of the racquet. The Tennis cartridge includes three playing modes. In Tournament Tour players select from eight different characters with different skills and play opponents in a bracketed tournament. In Exhibition mode players choose a computer opponent or play a tennis match with a friend. The Training Games mode includes a) Serving, b) Target Challenge, c) Serve \& Finish, and d) Rally Time.

Behavioral: Health Games Field Trial

XaviX Bowling

EXPERIMENTAL

XaviX Bowling uses a wireless bowling ball game controller to simulate bowling. The cartridge includes three modes. In Regular Game up to four people can select from 8 preset bowlers with different characteristics. In Tournament Mode up to eight people can play. Challenge Games consists of three games called Against the Clock, Moving Pins, and Panel Crusher.

Behavioral: Health Games Field Trial

XaviX Boxing

EXPERIMENTAL

XaviX Boxing uses boxing gloves as the game controller and allows players to box against five different computer opponents in Championship and Exhibition modes and to practice boxing skills in Exercise mode. Exercise mode includes Punch Fast, Panel Toucher, Punch the Red Ball, and Combination Training.

Behavioral: Health Games Field Trial

Interventions

Health Games Field Trial BEHAVIORAL

There were 4 arms to the intervention in the field trial of this study. Participants were randomized to one of 4 arms or exergame that were manufactured by SSD/Xavix (Shiseido Co. of Japan). Each exergame consisted of a game cartridge, the XavixPort, and game controllers (e.g., tennis racquets, boxing gloves, bowling ball, or floor mat). The XavixPort interfaces the exergame with the participant's television and contains the infrared sensors that track the movement of the game controllers. Each exergame cartridge includes multiple game modes. The four arms/exergames were: XaviX Tennis, The Jackie Chan Studio Fitness (J-MAT), XaviX Bowling, and XaviX Boxing.

Also known as: Health Games, Exergames

Jackie Chan Studio Fitness; XaviX Bowling; XaviX Boxing; XaviX Tennis

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Are 11 - 15 years
• Provide assent and have a legal guardian that will participate and provide parental permission/consent
• Have a functioning telephone and at least one functioning television

You may not qualify if:

• Own another exergame in their home (such as a Wii or Dance Dance Revolution game)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Diego: lead

Study Sites (1)

UCSD, Atkinson Hall, 3rd Floor

La Jolla, California, 92037-0811, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior; Motor Activity

Interventions

Exergaming

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Greg J Norman, PhD

  UCSD

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 23, 2010
• First Posted: July 28, 2010
• Study Start: May 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2010
• Study Completion: September 1, 2010
• Last Updated: June 11, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-06

Locations

US (1)