Active Games: Increasing the Attractiveness of Active Video Game Play for Youth

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Child, Overweight, Sedentary Lifestyle

In brief

The purpose of this study is to look at the effects of active video game play on youth physical activity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02940431

Run by

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

People needed

49

Starts

2016-11-01

Expected to finish

2018-05-04

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-11

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Sedentary lifestyle
• BMI between 5th and 95th percentile

You may not qualify if…

• taking any medications that affect energy use or eating
• actively trying to lose weight
• has any medical conditions that prevent him/her from safely joining in physical activity
• exercises more than three times per week for one hour at a time
• does not engage in more than 14 hours per week of screen-based activities
• does not own an active video game system
• plays active video games more than 30 minutes per week

Where it is running

• USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center — Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

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