Expanded Game Squad for Neurodiverse Youth

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Physical Activity, Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Health Behavior, Developmental Disorder

In brief

The proposed study will pilot the use of an adapted Game Squad intervention aimed at improving physical activity and other important health behaviors (nutrition, sleep hygiene, screen time habits) for children and adolescents receiving special education supports for behavioral health challenges, or who are served by the Boston Medical Center Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (BMC-DBP) clinic.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03665415

Run by

Merrimack College

People needed

23

Starts

2018-11-06

Expected to finish

2019-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-19

Who can join

Age: 11 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Receiving services either through the BMC-DBP or TIDES programs
• Wi-Fi and TV available in their home environment

You may not qualify if…

• Intellectual disability
• Chronic or physically disabling conditions for which strenuous physical activity is contra-indicated or not feasible

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Marblehead Public Schools — Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States

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