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Health Game Intervention to Promote the Physical Activity of Early Adolescents

NCT ID: NCT03279497

Last Updated: 2017-10-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-31

Study Completion Date

2018-01-31

Brief Summary

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The study evaluates the effectiveness of the game-intervention in promotion of physical activity self-efficacy and physical activity behavior among early adolescents (10-13 year olds). Half of the study participants will receive the game-intervention and half of the study participants will receive a commercially available sport and fitness application for running, cycling and every-day training.

Detailed Description

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The study evaluates the effectiveness of the game-intervention in promotion of physical activity self-efficacy and physical activity behavior among early 10 to 13 years old adolescents. Participants allocated to the Health game intervention group will use a game called Movenator, during a four week intervention and participants allocated to the Sport and fitness-intervention group will use a commercially available Sport and fitness application for running, cycling and every-day training, during a four week intervention period.

Conditions

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Physical Activity Health Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Health game

Health game intervention consists of 20 minutes guided training session with the mobile health game at school and 4 weeks free usage of the game via own smart phone during free time. Smart phones are tracking the actual physical activity (steps) of the participants via activity sensors and the tracked steps work as In-App Currency enabling the participants to play the game and proceed in it.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Health game

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants allocated to the Health game intervention group get to use the health game during the four week intervention period and participants are allowed to use it on their free time.

Sport and fitness application

Sport and fitness application intervention consists of 20 minutes guided training session with the app at school and 4 weeks free usage of the app via own smart phone during free time. Sport and fitness application, when turned on, tracks the physical activity (running, cycling and every-day training) of the participant.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sport and fitness application

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants allocated to the Sport and fitness application intervention group get to use the sport and fitness application during the four week intervention period and participants are allowed to use it on their free time.

Interventions

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Health game

Participants allocated to the Health game intervention group get to use the health game during the four week intervention period and participants are allowed to use it on their free time.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sport and fitness application

Participants allocated to the Sport and fitness application intervention group get to use the sport and fitness application during the four week intervention period and participants are allowed to use it on their free time.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Goes to school at 4th, 5th or 6th grade
* Understands and can communicate either in Finnish
* Has daily access to a smart phone (Android) during free time

Exclusion Criteria

* Physical activity impairments
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Turku

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anni Pakarinen

Doctoral candidate

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anni Pakarinen, MHSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Turku

Locations

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Primary schools (n=2)

Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Finland

Central Contacts

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Anni Pakarinen, MHSc

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +358451213567

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Anni Pakarinen

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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MoveF2017

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id