Response of Lipid Profile to Virtual Reality Games Versus Moderate Aerobic Exercise Training in Children With Obesity

NCT ID: NCT07073651

Last Updated: 2025-07-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-07-10

Study Completion Date

2025-06-30

Brief Summary

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This trial is aiming to study the effect of virtual reality video gaming in comparison with moderate intensity aerobic exercises on lipid profile in children with Obesity

Detailed Description

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The study will assess whether virtual reality games, dietary advices and moderate intensity aerobic exercise lead to significant differences in lipid profile in class I obese adolescent children. Additionally, the study will examine whether these interventions has impacts on the children body mass index.

Conditions

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Obese Children and Adolescents Adolescent Obesity Obesity Body Mass Index

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Virtual Reality Exercise

The experimental group included 60 adolescent obese children of both genders (class I obesity, BMI: 30-34.99) who received diet advices and virtual reality exercises 5 times per week for 12 weeks. Each participating child started the session with 5 minutes warming up exercises then followed by the main part which was consisted of 30 min of exercise where the child played the game using virtual reality X-Box and did different physical activities that included both the upper and lower extremities according to the game's requirements, and after that a 5 min cool-down part that involved some static flexibility exercise to allow the heart rate to lower, the total session that would be applied about 40 min (including 30 mins of Virtual reality exercises)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dietary Advices

Intervention Type OTHER

The Obese adolescent children participated in the study received diet advices based on a balanced low calorie diet (1500 Kcal)

Virtual reality games exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Virtual reality games exercises 5 times per week for 12 weeks. Each participating child started the session with 5 minutes warming up exercises then followed by the main part which was consisted of 30 min of exercise where the child played the game using virtual reality X-Box and did different physical activities that included both the upper and lower extremities according to the game's requirements, and after that a 5 min cool-down part that involved some static flexibility exercises to allow the heart rate to lower, the total session that would be applied about 40 min (including 30 mins of Virtual reality exercises)

Moderate intensity aerobic exercise

This group serves as the control group, it included 60 adolescent obese children of both genders (class I obesity, BMI: 30-34.99) who received diet advice and moderate intensity aerobic exercises (using treadmill training) 5 times per week for 12 weeks. Each participating child started the session with 5 minutes of warming-up exercises. Then the main exercise phase is performed at 50-60% of age-predicted peak heart rate using a treadmill for 30 minutes. Finally, a 5 min cool-down period is allowed, the total session took 40 minutes.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

moderate intensity aerobic exercises (using treadmill training) 5 times per week for 12 weeks. Each participating child started the session with 5 minutes of warming-up exercises. Then the main exercise phase is performed at 50-60% of age-predicted peak heart rate using a treadmill for 30 minutes. Finally, a 5 min cool-down period is allowed, the total session took 40 minutes.

Dietary Advices

Intervention Type OTHER

The Obese adolescent children participated in the study received diet advices based on a balanced low calorie diet (1500 Kcal)

Interventions

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Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise

moderate intensity aerobic exercises (using treadmill training) 5 times per week for 12 weeks. Each participating child started the session with 5 minutes of warming-up exercises. Then the main exercise phase is performed at 50-60% of age-predicted peak heart rate using a treadmill for 30 minutes. Finally, a 5 min cool-down period is allowed, the total session took 40 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Dietary Advices

The Obese adolescent children participated in the study received diet advices based on a balanced low calorie diet (1500 Kcal)

Intervention Type OTHER

Virtual reality games exercise

Virtual reality games exercises 5 times per week for 12 weeks. Each participating child started the session with 5 minutes warming up exercises then followed by the main part which was consisted of 30 min of exercise where the child played the game using virtual reality X-Box and did different physical activities that included both the upper and lower extremities according to the game's requirements, and after that a 5 min cool-down part that involved some static flexibility exercises to allow the heart rate to lower, the total session that would be applied about 40 min (including 30 mins of Virtual reality exercises)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Obese adolescent children
* age from 11 to 18 years old only.
* Class I Obesity (Body Mass Index from 30 to 34.99 kg/m2)
* Clinically and medically stable
* Without any impairment of sensation or other neurological or psychological problems.

Exclusion Criteria

* Adolescents with visual and/or auditory defects
* Normal weight adolescent children (Body Mass Index from 18 to 24.99 kg/m2) or below average weight (BMI less than 18 kg/m2) or Class II and III Obesity (BMI above 35 kg/m2)
* Children with significant tightness and/or deformity of upper or lower limbs
* Participants with neurological disorders that affect balance or mentality (e.g. epilepsy).
* Adolescents with advanced radiographic changes include: Bone destruction, Bony ankylosis, Knee joint subluxation, and Epiphysial fracture)
* Any lower limb deformities in the lower limbs.
* Participants with cardiopulmonary diseases.
* Diabetic children or those under insulin therapy, uncontrolled bronchial asthma, anemia, and Pathological causes of obesity (endocrinal, genetic syndromes...etc.).
Minimum Eligible Age

11 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Badr University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mina Atef Georgui Elias

Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Radwa S Abdulrahman, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ass. Prof. Dept. of PT for Pediatric, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Egypt.

Hayam M Mahmoud, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Professor Dept. of PT for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo Univ. Egypt

Wael OA Abd El-Khalek, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Lecturer, Dept. of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Egypt.

Noha A Fouad, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Ass Prof Dept. of PT for Women's Health Faculty of Physical Therapy Badr University in Cairo, Egyp

Mina AG Elias, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Physical Therapy Ahmed Maher Teaching hospital, General Organization For Teaching Hospitals And Institutes (GOTHI)

Ashraf H Saleh, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Prof Dept. of PT for Surgery and Burn, Faculty of Physical Therapy Badr University in Cairo, Egyp

Mona M Abdelkhalek, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Ass. Prof. Dept. of PT for Internal Medicine, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Egypt.

Locations

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Badr University in Cairo faculty of physical therapy

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

El-Mahaba Specialized Charity Polyclinics.

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Other Identifiers

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IRB00014233-8

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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