Effect of Physical Activity Through Interactive Video Games in Overweight Children

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Physical Activity Trough Interactive Video Games in Overweight, Randomized, Controlled Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02214108
• Other study ID #: protwii2013
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: July 25, 2014
• Last updated: March 3, 2016
• Start date: November 2012
• Est. completion date: December 2015

Study information

• Verified date: March 2014
• Source: Centro Pediatrico Albina de Patino
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Bolivia: Ethics Commitee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of interactive video game in management of overweight in children. The investigators will evaluate the effect of product versus standard physical activity.

Description:

Background. Child Overweight and obesity are a world public health problem, in low income countries is more. One difficulty in the management is the poor adherence to physical activity, some studies show that active video games could improve this.

Objective: Establish the effect of the introduction of active video game (Nintendo Wii) on fitness, anthropometry and adherence to treatment, as part of an intervention program for the management of childhood obesity in children over 5 years of age with obesity Methodology: A clinical trial, randomized and controlled. children between 5-10 years with a diagnosis of overweight or obese, were divided into two groups. (Wii group), received 3 weekly sessions of one hour of physical activity by an active video game, the other group (control group) received 3 weekly sessions of one hour of physical activity by static exercises.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: December 2015
• Est. primary completion date: August 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 5 Years to 10 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• children aged 5-10 years with a diagnosis of overweight or obese (according to WHO criteria)

Exclusion Criteria:

• overweight or obese due other disease.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity
• Overweight

Intervention

Other:
• Nintendo Wii
Tennis, box and bowling on Nintendo Wii, 3 hours per week.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Bolivia	Pediatric Center Albina Patino	Cochabamba

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centro Pediatrico Albina de Patino	University of Chile

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Bolivia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Body Mass Index		one month	Yes
Secondary	change in weight		one month	Yes
Secondary	change in physical endurance		one month	Yes
Secondary	variations in serum lipids	Cholesterol, triglycerides.	1 month	Yes