Exergaming for Better Physical Fitness

NCT04112329 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019/1083
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 29
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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 increased physical activity, aerobic fitness and health benefits in sedentary adults. The project will include 28 sedentary adults, 18 years and above, who are not sufficiently active according to current guidelines defined as doing (\<150 minutes/week of moderate intensity physical activity or \<75 minutes/week of vigorous physical activity and/or do not do any regular endurance training ). The physical fitness (maximal oxygen consumption), blood pressure, body composition and objectively measured physical activity will be tested before and after the intervention period. Also, the participants gaming frequency will be registered throughout the 8 week period. Aim of this study is to investigate if access to this game can provide health benefits for adults who are not motivated to take part in regular physical activity.

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle

Keywords

Exercise therapy; Physical fitness; Gaming; Child; Healthy lifestyle; Fitness testing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• VO2max (Maximal Aerobic Capacity)

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Daily average energy expenditure

  8 weeks

• Daily average number of steps

  8 weeks

• Daily time in sedentary activity (< 3.0 metabolic equivalents = METs)

  8 weeks

• Daily time in moderate intensity activity (3.0-6.0 metabolic equivalents = METs)

  8 weeks

• Daily time in vigorous intensity activity (6.0-9.0 metabolic equivalents = METs)

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Exergaming

EXPERIMENTAL

Will use the PlayPulse exergame for 45 minutes a minimum of two times per week for 8 weeks

Behavioral: Exergaming

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Asked to continue with their normal daily routine

Interventions

Exergaming BEHAVIORAL

will use the PlayPulse exergame for 45 minutes a minimum of two times per week for 8 weeks.

Exergaming

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Sedentary (\<150 mins of moderate intensity physical activity/week) and/or do not regularly take part in endurance training.
• Able to ride a bike for up to 60 minutes

You may not qualify if:

• Known cardiovascular disease
• Taking beta-blockers or anti-arrhythmic drugs

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging

Trondheim, 7491, Norway

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Berg J, Haugen G, Wang AI, Moholdt T. High-intensity exergaming for improved cardiorespiratory fitness: A randomised, controlled trial. Eur J Sport Sci. 2022 Jun;22(6):867-876. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2021.1921852. Epub 2021 May 16.

  PMID: 33944698 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Interventions

Exergaming

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Øystein Risa

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Trine Moholdt, PhD

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 30, 2019
• First Posted: October 2, 2019
• Study Start: October 14, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2020
• Study Completion: March 1, 2020
• Last Updated: May 13, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-05

Locations

NO (1)