The Impact of Incorporating an Exergame Activity Application in a Treatment Regimen for Overweight Children

NCT ID: NCT03027570

Last Updated: 2018-08-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-03-02

Study Completion Date

2018-07-01

Brief Summary

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80 children aged 5-13, BMI≥85%, will be recruited to a program for the treatment of overweight children.The intervention group will use the app "Just Dance Now" and The control group will be exposed to the usual program without the app. Measurements will be performed at the beginning of the program, the end and 3 months after completion of the intervention.

Detailed Description

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80 children aged 5-13, BMI≥85%, will be recruited to the five-month program, at two centers for the treatment of overweight children. The intervention group will use the app "Just Dance Now" and part of a weekly exercise session will be dedicated to a group app activity. The control group will be exposed to the usual program without the app.

Measurements of BMI, blood sugar and lipid profiles, as well as physical examination, and questionnaires regarding attitude and response to physical activity will be performed at the beginning of the program, the end and 3 months after completion of the intervention. Participation in the sessions will be documented and home activity recorded using a weekly log. ANOVA two-way repeated measures will be used to assess improvements in outcome measures.

Conditions

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Body Mass Index Blood; Sugar, High Lipid Disorder Body Image

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control

Five-month program at two centers for the treatment of overweight children.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Control

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Five-month interdisciplinary program, including: twice a week one-hour group exercise activity sessions, 3-5 group meetings with a dietician, 12-13 parent sessions with a social worker, and a healthy cooking workshop, each child will take part in individual sessions including: two appointments with a pediatrician, three sessions with a dietician and two sessions with a physical therapist serving as a consultant for physical activity.

Exergame activity_EXG

Adding an exergame activity application to the regimen at a center for the treatment of overweight children.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exergame activity_EXG

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

In addition to the treatment given to the control group (as described above), the EXG group will obtain home access to the app "Just Dance Now" and part of a weekly exercise session will include a group activity with the app.

Application activity

Intervention Type OTHER

The application - "Just Dance Now" will be downloaded to the cellular phone of the child or parent. Exercise using the app will be used by cell phone connection to the child's home computer and as part of exercise group activity.

Interventions

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Control

Five-month interdisciplinary program, including: twice a week one-hour group exercise activity sessions, 3-5 group meetings with a dietician, 12-13 parent sessions with a social worker, and a healthy cooking workshop, each child will take part in individual sessions including: two appointments with a pediatrician, three sessions with a dietician and two sessions with a physical therapist serving as a consultant for physical activity.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exergame activity_EXG

In addition to the treatment given to the control group (as described above), the EXG group will obtain home access to the app "Just Dance Now" and part of a weekly exercise session will include a group activity with the app.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Application activity

The application - "Just Dance Now" will be downloaded to the cellular phone of the child or parent. Exercise using the app will be used by cell phone connection to the child's home computer and as part of exercise group activity.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children aged 5-13 from the center for the treatment of overweight children in the MACABI health organization
* BMI≥85%.

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with physical disabilities, that don't allow participation in physical activity during the study.
* Children who don't own a mobile phone or don't have an access to a computer to activate the app for one hour a day.
* BMI\<85%
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Haifa

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Bait Balev Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Shai Kremer, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Maccabi health organization

Locations

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Centers for the treatment of overweight children - MACCABI health organization

Beersheba, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Other Identifiers

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0067-16-BBL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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