Pilot Evaluation of an Interactive Health Game

Health Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

Pilot Evaluation of an Interactive Health Game Designed to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity on Older Adults.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03444129
• Other study ID #: 2016-0218
• Secondary ID: 5P30AG022849
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 20, 2018
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: February 2018
• Source: University of Illinois at Chicago
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Broad, diverse, and innovative efforts are needed to address the growing dual public health challenges of obesity and diabetes, especially for those at increased risk like minority older adults. The emerging field of health games offers an innovative opportunity to reach populations to provide healthy eating and physical activity messages. Little research has focused on the use of health games specifically tailored for older adults. This study builds upon a health game designed to provide knowledge, facilitate movement, enhance motivation, and encourage healthy eating (HE) and physical activity (PA) behaviors in youth. This study will adapt, implement, and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, adherence, and preliminary outcomes of the game among overweight/obese African American older adults.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: March 10, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 50 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 50 and 65 years

• Overweight or obese (25kg/m2 = BMI < 40kg/m2)

• African American/Black by self-report

• Risk factors for diabetes (based on adapted ADA risk test)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Adults with cognitive impairments, based on the adapted Mental Status Questionnaire (MSQ).

• Health conditions that preclude participation in physical activity program, based on the Exercise Assessment and Screener for You (EASY) physical activity screener.

• Already diagnosed with diabetes by self-report

• Currently engaging in vigorous physical activity

• Non-English speaking

• Does not meet inclusion criteria

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Attitude
• Health Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Healthy eating workshop and interactive health game
The intervention sessions will be weekly for 6 weeks and will involve participation in health education workshop and interactive health game. Sessions may last up to 2 hours and will be held at designated times/days at a Chicago Church.
• Healthy eating workshop
The intervention sessions will be weekly for 6 weeks and will involve participation in health education workshop. Sessions may last up to 2 hours and will be held at designated times/days at a Chicago Church.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Illinois at Chicago	National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Eating habits	Eating habits will be assessed using the Visually-Enhanced Food Behavior Checklist.	6 weeks
Primary	Physical activity patterns	Physical activity patterns will be assessed using the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).	6 weeks
Primary	Motivation	Behavioral motivation questions will include Stage of change and confidence items to assess motivation (i.e., readiness) or achievement of behavioral goals.	6 weeks
Secondary	Weight	Weight will be measured using a digital scale	6 weeks
Secondary	Adherence	Adherence will be measured by a count of the sessions attended.	6 weeks
Secondary	Short International Physical Activity Questionnaire	Acceptability will be measured using this survey	6 weeks
Secondary	MPP Acceptability Survey	This survey is about the participants experiences using MyPlatePicks (MPP) game	6 weeks
Secondary	MPP stages of change survey	acceptability will be measured using this survey	6 week s