Resistive Action Video Games Enhance Functional Fitness of Disabled Workers in Sheltered Workshops

NCT06504355 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: NSTC 110-2410-H-003 -109 -MY2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aims: Investigating the efficacy of resistive action video games on functional fitness (FF) of disabled workers in sheltered workshops (DWSWs). Methods: Thirty-two DWSWs participated in this study and were allocated as either experimental group (EG) or control group (CG). DWSWs in EG underwent three 60-minute sessions each week for 12 weeks; those in CG maintained daily routine. The outcomes included all components FF and were measures at pre-, mid- and post-training.

Conditions

Mental Disorder

Keywords

Disabled workers; Sheltered workshops; Functional fitness; Physical activities; Resistive video games; Action video games

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (11)

• Body weight

  On the counter Omron four-point bluetooth transmission weight and body fat meter HBF 702T was used

  One week before training, 6 weeks of training, 12 weeks of training.

• Body mass index

  On the counter Omron four-point bluetooth transmission weight and body fat meter HBF 702T was used

  One week before training, 6 weeks of training, 12 weeks of training.

• Body fat percentage

  On the counter Omron four-point bluetooth transmission weight and body fat meter HBF 702T was used

  One week before training, 6 weeks of training, 12 weeks of training.

• Skeletal muscle rate

  On the counter Omron four-point bluetooth transmission weight and body fat meter HBF 702T was used

  One week before training, 6 weeks of training, 12 weeks of training.

• Muscle strength

  Bicep arm curl test

  One week before training, after 6 weeks of training, after 12 weeks of training.

• Muscle strength

  Counts of strand-up in the 30-second chair stand test.

  One week before training, after 6 weeks of training, after 12 weeks of training.

• Cardiopulmonary endurance

  Counts of steps in the 2-minute step test

  One week before training, 6 weeks of training, 12 weeks of training.

• Flexibility

  The distance in centimeters between two middle fingers in the Back scratch test.

  One week before training, 6 weeks of training, 12 weeks of training.

• Flexibility

  The distance in centimeters between the middle fingers and the big toe in sit and reach test.

  One week before training, 6 weeks of training, 12 weeks of training.

• Balance

  Seconds to maintain one-leg stance stability

  One week before training, 6 weeks of training, 12 weeks of training.

• Agility

  Timed-Up-and-Go test

  One week before training, 6 weeks of training, 12 weeks of training.

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the experimental group participated in three 60-minute training sessions each week for 12 weeks. One of the session was group training. The other two session were individual training. In the group training session, the participants participate in the video aerobic exercise; in the individual sessions, the participants play action and resistive action video games: Fitness Boxing 2 and Adventure Ring-Fit. All participants in the experimental group wore a hear rate monitoring watch so that the researchers make sure that medium level of physical activities was achieved in each session. The participants underwent pre-, mid- and post-training measures of the outcome parameters which includes body weight, body mass index, basal metabolic rate, skeletal muscle rate, body fat percentage, flexibility, balance and agility.

Behavioral: Training program incorporating video aerobic exercise, action video game and resistive action video game

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The participants in the control group underwent no any special training but maintain daily work and leisure routines. They underwent pre-, mid- and post-experimental measures of the outcome parameters which was the same as those measured in the experimental group.

Interventions

Training program incorporating video aerobic exercise, action video game and resistive action video game BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the experimental group participated in three 60-minute training sessions each week for 12 weeks. One of the session was group training. The other two session were individual training. In the group training session, the participants participate in the video aerobic exercise; in the individual sessions, the participants play action and resistive action video games: Fitness Boxing 2 and Adventure Ring-Fit. All participants in the experimental group wore a hear rate monitoring watch so that the researchers make sure that medium level of physical activities was achieved in each session.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• (1) aged more than 20 years; (2) diagnosis of an intellectual disability, autism, or a psychiatric disorder; (3) employed for at least 6 hours per day and five days a week in the sheltered workshop; (4) capable of following verbal instructions to enable outcome measurement and of participating in the training program; and (5) voluntary agreement to participate and signed the informed consent form

You may not qualify if:

• (1) advisement against performing moderate- to high-intensity physical activities by a physician and (2) physical limitations preventing independent walking or standing without an assistive device.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan Normal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan Normal University

Taipei, 106, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Jen-Suh Chern, PhD

  National Taiwan Normal University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 27, 2024
• First Posted: July 16, 2024
• Study Start: August 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2023
• Last Updated: July 16, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)