A Postural Study Comparing Sitting on the Floor Versus Sitting in a Chair While Playing Video Games.

Scoliosis Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Postural Analysis of Children Playing Video Games Sitting on the Floor vs. Sitting in a Chair: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01163955
• Other study ID #: Protocol 10-90
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 15, 2010
• Last updated: October 25, 2011
• Start date: July 2010
• Est. completion date: December 2010

Study information

• Verified date: October 2011
• Source: Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To determine if sitting in a chair or sitting on the floor lends itself to better posture while playing video games.

Description:

Upon completion of the parental consent form, each test subject will be instructed to flip a two-sided coin to determine the sitting position of the test subject. If the flip reveals a "heads", the child will be instructed to sit in a chair; chairs will be appropriately sized to allow the child to rest his/her feet on the ground. If the flip reveals a "tails", the child will be instructed to sit on a small carpet piece that measures 2-feet by 2-feet. Each test subject will be taken to their gaming station which will sit approximately 8 feet away from a 55-inch flat screen television that will be on a 30-inch table and handed a wireless controller. Two gaming stations will be available with one featuring the game Lego Batman and the other featuring Lego Indiana Jones with both gaming stations testing simultaneously. The test subjects will be told they can play for 5 minutes with a Physical Therapist at each station to monitor and record the test subjects' positioning.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 56
• Est. completion date: December 2010
• Est. primary completion date: August 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 5 Years to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• English and Spanish Speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-english or non-spanish speaking

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Scoliosis

Intervention

Other:
• Time to fatigue
5 minutes while playing video games

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Best Buy Electronics	Bakersfield	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Posture Control of Head Position, Shoulder Position and Back Position	Forward Head Position (FHP), Rounded Shoulder Position (RSP), and Thoracic spine (T/s)-Lumbar spine (L/s) positions were scored. Subscale scores of 0-3 for each FHP, RSP, and T/s L/s position were obtained. Score 0 was a perfect posture score, Score 1 was 0-1 inches out of alignment. Score 2 was 1-2 inches out of alignment. Score 3 was 2-3 inches out of alignment. Subscale scores were combined for a total score with a minimum value of 0 and a maximum value of 9. 0 being a perfect posture score, 9 being the worst postural score.	5 minute	Yes

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