Validation of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire for E-Sports Players

NCT05901805 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: IstanbulUC2023
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Electronic sports (Esports) has become a branch that started to gain popularity in the gaming community in the early 2000s and that more and more individuals are interested in. Esports players are often called sedentary athletes because gaming requires prolonged sedentary activity. The aim of this study is to adapt the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire to individuals playing Esports and to validate it in Turkish.

Conditions

Physical Inactivity; Sedentary Time; Pain

Keywords

Gaming; Esport; Questionnaire; physical activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ)

  Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire; It is a short scale that records the proportion of working time spent sitting, standing, walking, and doing heavy work, and the total time worked in the last five working days. Participants will be asked to indicate the percentage of time they spend on these activities in a day. All percentages specified by participants for sitting, standing, walking and heavy work activities will be added up.

  Baseline (First assessment)

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ)

  Within a 7-to-14-day period after the first assessment (Second assessment)

• International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-Short Form)

  Baseline (First assessment)

• Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

  Baseline (First assessment)

• Young Internet Addiction Test-Short Form (YİBT-SF)

  Baseline (First assessment)

• Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire

  Baseline (First assessment)

Interventions

questionnaire application OTHER

Participants will be asked to fill in the "Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire" adapted into Turkish. Correlation of the scale with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, VAS and YİBT-SF, Buss-Perry Aggression Scale will be tested. The questionnaire will be repeated every 7-14 days in order to perform the test-retest analysis of the questionnaire.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Esports and amateur recreational players between the ages of 12-24 who agree to voluntarily participate in the study will be included.

You may qualify if:

• ESports Players:
• Volunteer to participate in the study
• Age between of 12-24
• Training for 2-4 hours 3-4 times a week
• Playing e-sports for at least 1 year
• Play and be licensed as an active esports player in an official esports tournament or league
• Amateur Recreational players:
• Not having an e-athlete license
• Age between of 12-24
• Playing games 7-14 hours a week
• Have an active game account in any region

You may not qualify if:

• ESports Players:
• Having had a head injury accident within the last week
• No e-sports license
• Having a congenital disease or deformity
• Having a diagnosis of psychiatric and neurological disease
• Having a diagnosis of musculoskeletal disease
• Amateur Recreational players:
• Having a systemic or congenital disease
• Having a diagnosis of neurological and psychiatric disease
• Having a disorder that affects the musculoskeletal system

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior; Pain; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 5, 2023
• First Posted: June 13, 2023
• Study Start: September 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2023
• Study Completion: December 1, 2023
• Last Updated: June 13, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Locations

TU (1)