Pokemon Go and Physical Activity

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Pokemon Go and Physical Activity Online Survey

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02888314
• Other study ID #: Pro00075789
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 6, 2016
• Last updated: October 6, 2016
• Start date: August 2016
• Est. completion date: September 2016

Study information

• Verified date: September 2016
• Source: Duke University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this study to evaluate the association between Pokemon Go and physical activity through a survey among Pokemon Go players.

Description:

Pokemon Go is a location-based reality mobile game for iOS and Android devices developed by Niantic. Making use of GPS and the camera of compatible devices, the game allows players to capture virtual creatures, called Pokemon, who appear on cellphone screens as though in the real world. In order to search and capture the Pokemon, the players needs to go out and become more active. For this reason, the game has great potential to promote physical activity. Nevertheless, there has no study evaluating the potential impact of Pokemon Go on physical activity. The investigator proposes a retrospective online survey. Participants are instructed to enter data of their daily physical activity as reported in iPhone Health App. Number of "Steps" and % greater than 10,000 steps/day will be compared before and after installing the Pokemon Go app.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 167
• Est. completion date: September 2016
• Est. primary completion date: September 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who use iPhone and have played Pokemon Go before July 31, 2016 and agree to consent to participate in the survey

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who do not use iPhone

• Have not played Pokemon Go before July 31, 2016

• Unable to provide informed consent

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Duke University	Durham	North Carolina

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Duke University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Average number of steps per day	Number of steps as reported on the iPhone Health app	Between June 15 and July 31, 2016	No
Primary	Change in number of steps after Pokemon Go	Differences in number of steps per day before and after Pokemon Go	From June 15 to July 31, 2016, assessed up to 6 weeks	No
Secondary	Greater than 10,000 steps per day	Percent of days in which subjects reached greater than 10,000 steps/day	Between June 15 and July 31, 2016	No