Impact of Exergaming on Adolescent Youth

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Overview

The purpose of this study is to gather information on how much exercising with video games (ExerGaming) can increase the physical activity among overweight and youth. This study will try to see if participating in physical activity and exercising with video games at the same time can make overweight children move around more to better their own health. The hypothesis is that those in Exergaming arm will physiological changes and increase physical activity.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Interventions

ExergamingBEHAVIORAL

Participants will have access to Exergaming equipment (video games that require physical activity)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 14 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * male and female * aged 12-14 years * baseline BMI \> 25 * gender- and age-specific 85th percentile cutoff points from the CDC growth chart * parental consent and subject assent Exclusion Criteria: * subjects not meeting the inclusion criteria or with physician-determined musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, metabolic, psychological, neuro-developmental or behavioral conditions that make mild-to-moderate physical activity potentially hazardous. * Participants under the age of 12 are excluded from the study because Weingart YMCA has an age policy. Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to be at the facility alone. Therefore, the minimum age for the study is 12 years old so supervision is not a problem.

Locations (1)

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in mean daily physical activity

Change in mean daily physical activity from baseline (7-day activity log expressed as Kcal/day from relative MET intensity

Time frame: 2 years

Secondary Outcomes

Change in caloric expenditure, body composition, and BMI

(a) Total daily caloric expenditure, (b) change in body composition (total body estimates of fat mass, fat-free mass, and lean body mass), and (c) change in BMI z score from baseline.

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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