Impact of Exergaming on Adolescent Youth
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01374386 |
Recruitment Status
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Withdrawn
(The study did not receive funding.)
First Posted
: June 16, 2011
Last Update Posted
: November 13, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Childhood Obesity | Behavioral: Exergaming | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 0 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | RCMI Clinical Research Infrastructure Initiative: Exergaming |
Study Start Date : | October 2010 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 2012 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | October 2012 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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No Intervention: Usual Physical Activity
Participants in this arm are do not have access to Exergames, only usual physical activity at the gym
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Experimental: Exergaming
Participants in this arm will have access to usual physical activity at the gym as well as access to Exergaming equipment (video games that require physical activity)
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Behavioral: Exergaming
Participants will have access to Exergaming equipment (video games that require physical activity)
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- Change in mean daily physical activity [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Change in mean daily physical activity from baseline (7-day activity log expressed as Kcal/day from relative MET intensity
- Change in caloric expenditure, body composition, and BMI [ Time Frame: 2 years ](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.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years to 14 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
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.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01374386
United States, California | |
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90059 |
Principal Investigator: | David Martins, MD, Msc | Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science |
Responsible Party: | David Martins, Professor of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01374386 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
09-10-2240-02 |
First Posted: | June 16, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 13, 2017 |
Last Verified: | November 2017 |
Keywords provided by David Martins, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science:
adolescent obesity |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pediatric Obesity Obesity Overnutrition Nutrition Disorders |
Overweight Body Weight Signs and Symptoms |