A Digital Intervention to Improve Physical Activity and Sleep Behaviors in Youth With Psychiatric Diagnoses

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Psychiatric Diagnosis

In brief

The goal of "GamerFit" is to test the delivery of a theory-based mHealth app that utilizes social support, exergaming, and telehealth coaching to improve PA levels, sleep, and psychiatric symptoms among youth participants (ages 13-17 y) with PD. In order to aid future intervention optimization, up to 65 participants with at least one PD will be randomized, with 30-35 using the GamerFit app with weekly telehealth coaching sessions and 30-35 using a commercial healthy habits app as a comparator group

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05505578

Run by

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

People needed

62

Starts

2023-01-19

Expected to finish

2024-03-12

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-01

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 13-17 years of age (child/participant)
• At least one PD diagnosis (excluding eating disorders) confirmed by parent report of physician diagnosis (child/participant)
• IQ≥85/no intellectual disability that precludes participation confirmed by parent report (child/participant)
• Can understand verbal English-language exergaming instructions (child/participant)
• Physically capable of exercise confirmed by parent report (child/participant)
• Has access to a smart phone or compatible tablet (child/participant)
• Willing to download and use the app (child/participant)
• Willing and able to be present during telehealth coaching sessions (parent)
• Can have a competent translator present during coaching sessions if not fluent in English (parent)

You may not qualify if…

• Families for whom the mPIs think the study and/or intervention is clinically/medically inappropriate (e.g. developmental delay, or emotional or cognitive difficulties, if the PI believes these factors will interfere with study/intervention participation)

Where it is running

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
• Merrimack College — North Andover, Massachusetts, United States

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