Family Exergaming: A Research Study Testing a Videogame Intervention to Increase Physical Activity for Families

MaineHealth213 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if an interactive game (Dance Dance Revolution/DDR) can promote healthy physical activity for the health of all family members

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

213

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Exergame (DDR)BEHAVIORAL

Use of an active videogame vs. pedometers given to entire families to promote physical activity.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 9 YearsMax age: 17 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 9-17 * Overweight status (BMI of 85% and above) * Willing to come to two (2 hour) visits to MMCRI for measurements and complete surveys * Family participation Exclusion Criteria: * Serious heart condition * Photo-sensitive seizures * Previous extensive history using DDR

Locations (1)

Maine Medical Center Research Institute

Scarborough, Maine, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Amount of physical activity

Time frame: 14 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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