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NCT Number: NCT03513380

Can Gaming Get You Fit? A High-Intensity Exergaming Intervention in Adults

The purpose of this project is to assess if playing a newly developed videogame that require physical activity (e.g. exergame) can lead to health benefits. The project will include 50 adult participants that are not particularly physically active. They will be randomized into two groups where one group will be given free access to the exergame for 6 months. The physical fitness (maximal oxygen consumption), blood markers of cardiometabolic health and body composition of the subjects will be tested before, mid-ways and after the intervention period. Also, the participants gaming frequency will be registered throughout the 6-month period. Aim of this study is to investigate if access to this game can provide health benefits for individuals who are not motivated to take part in regular physical activity.

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Key information

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle Behavior Sedentary Behavior

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging

Trondheim, 7491, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Sedentary (<150 mins of moderate intensity physical activity/week)
  • Able to ride a bike for up to 60 minutes

Exclusion criteria

  • Known cardiovascular disease
  • Taking beta-blockers or anti-arrhythmic drugs

Treatment and study plan

Exergaming

Behavioral

free access to the exergame PedalTanks during 6 months

Other names: PlayPulse, PedalTanks

Primary outcomes

  1. VO2max (Maximal Aerobic Capacity)

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. VO2max (Maximal Aerobic Capacity)

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Daily average energy expenditure

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

    Measured by activity monitors (SenseWear Armband) which participants will wear for one week at start of intervention period, 3-months and 6-months.

  2. Daily average number of steps

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

    Measured by activity monitors (SenseWear Armband) which participants will wear for one week at start of intervention period, 3-months and 6-months.

  3. Daily time in sedentary activity (< 3.0 metabolic equivalents = METs)

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

    Measured by activity monitors (SenseWear Armband) which participants will wear for one week at start of intervention period, 3-months and 6-months.

  4. Daily time in moderate intensity activity (3.0-6.0 metabolic equivalents = METs)

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

    Measured by activity monitors (SenseWear Armband) which participants will wear for one week at start of intervention period, 3-months and 6-months.

  5. Daily time in vigorous intensity activity (6.0-9.0 metabolic equivalents = METs)

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

    Measured by activity monitors (SenseWear Armband) which participants will wear for one week at start of intervention period, 3-months and 6-months.

  6. Daily time in very vigorous intensity activity (>9.0 metabolic equivalents = METs)

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

    Measured by activity monitors (SenseWear Armband) which participants will wear for one week at start of intervention period, 3-months and 6-months.

  7. Daily average total physical activity duration

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

    Measured by activity monitors (SenseWear Armband) which participants will wear for one week at start of intervention period, 3-months and 6-months.

  8. Bioelectrical impedance

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

    Body composition assessed using bioelectrical impedance analysis (InBody 720)

  9. Blood Pressure

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

  10. Fasting circulating glucose, as blood marker of cardiometabolic health

    Time frame: 6 months

  11. Lipid profile, as blood marker of cardiometabolic health

    Time frame: 6 months

  12. Circulating insulin concentration, as blood marker of cardiometabolic health

    Time frame: 6 months

  13. glucose response to a 2 hour glucose tolerance test, as blood marker of cardiometabolic health

    Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Registry information

Official study title

Motivational High Intensity Training Through a Cutting-edge Gaming Platform. A Randomised, Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
May 1, 2018
Registry last updated
Dec 11, 2019

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