Active Video Games and Sustainable Physical Activity

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Physical Inactivity in Children

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of active video game play on physical activity of 9-13 year old children in their natural home environments. We observe how much physical activity children engage in after receiving two different active Wii video games and for how long they play. Active video games offer promise of minimizing children's physical inactivity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01024153

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

84

Starts

2009-11-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-02-03

Who can join

Age: 9 and older, up to 13. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children between the ages of 9-12 years old.
• Child and family are able to speak, understand, read and write English.
• No medical problems, including epileptic seizures, that would prevent child from playing inactive or active video games.
• No family history of epileptic seizures.
• Parents will allow child to play our video games.
• Household does not currently has a Wii video game console.
• Baseline visit activity monitor wear will be a compliance criterion for moving forward in the study. Although we ask for 7 days of data, if they return 5 complete days, then they meet the criteria. Without 5 complete days, they are dropped before randomization and thus before receiving the Wii. If we cannot get 5 or 7 days at baseline, it is unlikely that we will get 5 of 7 days at ensuing assessments (based on our 10+ years experience of collecting this type of data).

You may not qualify if…

• Children not between the ages of 9-12 years old.
• Child having epilepsy (since playing video games may lead to seizures among those with epilepsy).
• Family history of epileptic seizures.
• Household members not able to speak, understand, read and write English.
• Other medical problems that prevent child from playing inactive or active video games.
• Parents will not allow child to play our video games.
• Household currently has a Wii video game console.
• Child not wearing nor completing the initial baseline 7 day, minimum 800 minutes per day, activity monitor data collection.

Where it is running

• Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States

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