Impact of Exergaming on Adolescent Youth



Status:Completed
Conditions:Obesity Weight Loss
Therapuetic Areas:Endocrinology
Healthy:No
Age Range:12 - 14
Updated:4/2/2016
Start Date:October 2010
End Date:October 2012
Contact:David Martins, MD, Msc
Email:dsomartins@yahoo.com
Phone:323-357-3625

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

RCMI Clinical Research Infrastructure Initiative: Exergaming

The purpose of this study is to gather information on how much exercising with video games
(ExerGaming) can increase the physical activity among overweight and youth. This study will
try to see if participating in physical activity and exercising with video games at the same
time can make overweight children move around more to better their own health. The
hypothesis is that those in Exergaming arm will physiological changes and increase physical
activity.


Inclusion Criteria:

- male and female

- aged 12-14 years

- baseline BMI > 25

- gender- and age-specific 85th percentile cutoff points from the CDC growth chart

- parental consent and subject assent

Exclusion Criteria:

- subjects not meeting the inclusion criteria or with physician-determined
musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, metabolic, psychological, neuro-developmental or
behavioral conditions that make mild-to-moderate physical activity potentially
hazardous.

- Participants under the age of 12 are excluded from the study because Weingart YMCA
has an age policy. Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to be at the facility
alone. Therefore, the minimum age for the study is 12 years old so supervision is not
a problem.
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Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Los Angeles, California 90059
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