The Effect of Variety on Physical Activity

NCT ID: NCT01441544

Last Updated: 2018-04-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-09-30

Study Completion Date

2016-04-30

Brief Summary

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Increasing physical activity continues to be a challenge among many individuals, particularly those who are overweight. Recent data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) showed that individuals who reported engaging in a variety of activities were more likely to meet national physical activity recommendations compared to those who reported no variety. Incorporating a variety of activities into a physical activity program may be a way to increase physical increase physical activity levels.

One method to increase variety in physical activities is to use active videogames. Videogames that use motion sensors allow a gamer to physically perform a variety of activities. Thus, the purpose ot this laboratory-based investigation is to conduct a study to examine the effect of engaging in a greater variety of active videogames on energy expenditure in 30 non-obese, regularly active adults.

Detailed Description

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Thirty men and women, aged 18- to 35- years, recruited from the local area, with a normal body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/m, will participate in two experimental sessions, VARIETY and NON-VARIETY, with order of experimental sessions counterbalanced across participants. Participants will be assessed on liking of the active videogames, energy, tiredness, motivation, to succeed, interest in the games, and energy expenditure during the experimental sessions.

Conditions

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Overweight

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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VAREITY

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Variety of Active Videogames

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Thirty men and women, aged 18- to 35- years, recruited from the local area, with a normal body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/m, will participate in two experimental sessions, VARIETY (playing the same active video game over 4 sessions) and NON-VARIETY (playing 4 different active video games over 4 sessions), with order of experimental sessions counterbalanced across participants.

NON-VARIETY

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Variety of Active Videogames

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Thirty men and women, aged 18- to 35- years, recruited from the local area, with a normal body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/m, will participate in two experimental sessions, VARIETY (playing the same active video game over 4 sessions) and NON-VARIETY (playing 4 different active video games over 4 sessions), with order of experimental sessions counterbalanced across participants.

Interventions

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Variety of Active Videogames

Thirty men and women, aged 18- to 35- years, recruited from the local area, with a normal body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/m, will participate in two experimental sessions, VARIETY (playing the same active video game over 4 sessions) and NON-VARIETY (playing 4 different active video games over 4 sessions), with order of experimental sessions counterbalanced across participants.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men and women, ages 18-25 years are eligible to participate. They will be recruited from flyers posted around campus and in local gyms, and must be willing to participate. They must have a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants who have never played an active videogame or are unable to play an active videogame. If the participant dislikes (scoring \<50 on a 100 mm visual analogue scale \[VAS\]) playing the active videogames used in the investigation. Or if the participant engages in less than 150 minutes/week of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity over the previous month.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hollie Raynor

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hollie A Raynor, Ph. D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Tennessee

Dale Bond, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Miriam Hospital

Locations

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University of Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Raynor HA, Cardoso C, Bond DS. Effect of exposure to greater active videogame variety on time spent in moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity. Physiol Behav. 2016 Jul 1;161:99-103. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.04.016. Epub 2016 Apr 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27090231 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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8630B

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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