Gamified Family-based Health Exercise Intervention to Improve Adherence to 24-h Movement Behaviors Recommendations in Children.

Universidad Pública de Navarra100 enrolled

Overview

Physical inactivity is the fourth most important risk factor for mortality worldwide and it contributes to weight gain and obesity. On the contrary, it is established that regular physical activity is a prevention and managerial factor of these non-communicable diseases. Therefore, the goal of this study is to design and evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-week physical exercise and lifestyle improvement training program carried out in a family environment, through a web platform, and with "online" supervision. This platform will improve the physical conditioning and adherence to PE in a "family environment", and to promote good development of the child through physical activities and exercises that can be done as a family at home and/or outside.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Physical Inactivity Obesity, Childhood Sedentary Behavior

Interventions

Gamified exercise trainingBEHAVIORAL

Participants will complete a 2-days-a-week online training routine with their families: Each session will include a Warm-Up/Activation phase (3 minutes: light intensity continuous training), a Training phase (10-26 minutes: 6-12 repetitions, 20-40" of work, 10-20" recovery), and a Cool Down phase (3 minutes: static and dynamic exercises). The exercises will be different each week and will increase in length and intensity accordingly. The sessions will be supervised by the participants parent(s) and/or guardian(s).

Standard CareBEHAVIORAL

This group will be allocated to standard care and therefore no gamified online exercise training will be provided. They will continue to perform their daily routine/activities including their basic motor skills classes at school and their extracurricular sports and/or cultural activities.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in 24-h movement behaviors (accelerometers) sedentary time.

During their visit to Navarrabiomed, participants will receive a (GENEActiv, Activinsights, Kimbolton, UK) accelerometer that will objectively measure their 24-hour movement behaviors (physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and sleep). The participants will wear the accelerometer for seven consecutive days. Additionally, this accelerometer data will be supplemented with a diary to validate sleep time and (non)wear time.