Efficacy of Exercise Videogames for Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficacy of Exercise Videogames for Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03298919
• Other study ID #: 203711
• Secondary ID: R01HL109116
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2012
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: The Miriam Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a 3-arm trial to compare exercise videogames versus traditional standard exercise using stationary bikes and treadmills versus a control condition. Results will examine minutes of physical activity at 12 weeks and 6 month follow up between conditions. We will also examine changes in indicators of cardiovascular health (e.g., body mass index, lipids) and changes in psychological factors that may be predictive of continued exercise engagement.

Description:

To test the efficacy of a 12-week supervised, laboratory based program of an exercise videogame (EVG) program to increase time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and improve cardiovascular health and fitness indices compared to Standard and Control programs. Participants will be randomly assigned to (1) a supervised program of Exercise Videogames (EVG); (2) a supervised standard exercise program (Standard), using aerobic exercise equipment (e.g., treadmill, stationary bike); or (3) a Control condition. We will also examine the effect of home-based exercise videogames compared to a home-based standard PA program on MVPA maintenance during the 6-month follow up period. We will examine changes in cardiorespiratory fitness (i.e., estimated VO2max), blood pressure, resting heart rate, body composition and blood lipids at baseline, week 12 and at 6-months follow up. We will also examine changes in theoretically-based cognitive and affective constructs associated with physical activity including: enjoyment, outcome expectations, self-efficacy, motivation, and goal-orientation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 283
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: August 29, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age > 18,

• In generally good health

• No medical conditions that would interfere with exercise

• Currently engaging in less than 60 minutes of physical activity per week

Exclusion Criteria:

• body mass index over 40

• current or planned pregnancy

• hospitalization from a physical or mental disorder in the past 6 months

• hypertension (defined as: blood pressure = 140/90)

• anti-hypertensive medication

• medications that may impair physical activity tolerance (e.g., beta blockers)

• current cardiovascular disease

• current pulmonary disease

• diabetes

• thyroid disorders

• renal or liver disease

• orthopedic conditions that would prevent or limit exercise

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Exercise Video Games
12 weeks laboratory based exercise videogames
• Aerobic Exercise
Stationary bike and/or treadmill walking for 12 weeks
• Home exercise videogames
videogame console and active videogames
• Home Standard Exercise
Personalized physical activity promotion materials

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	The Miriam Hospital- CORO building	Providence	Rhode Island

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Miriam Hospital	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (3)

Bock BC, Dunsiger SI, Ciccolo JT, Serber ER, Wu WC, Tilkemeier P, Walaska KA, Marcus BH. Exercise Videogames, Physical Activity, and Health: Wii Heart Fitness: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Apr;56(4):501-511. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018. — View Citation

Bock BC, Thind H, Dunsiger SI, Serber ER, Ciccolo JT, Cobb V, Palmer K, Abernathy S, Marcus BH. Exercise videogames for physical activity and fitness: Design and rationale of the Wii Heart Fitness trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015 May;42:204-12. doi: 10.10 — View Citation

Serber ER, Ciccolo J, Palmer K, Cobb V, Tilkemeier PL, Bock BC. The feasibility of exercise videogames for cardiovascular risk reduction among adults: a pilot for "Wii heart fitness". J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2016 Mar;56(3):319-27. Epub 2015 Feb 18. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	MVPA	moderate to vigorous physical activity minutes	12 weeks
Primary	MVPA Maintenance	moderate to vigorous physical activity minutes	6 months