Effect of the Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure Exergame on Running Completion Time
Condition: Sleep Quality; Mood Disorders
MeSH terms: Mood Disorders
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has not only changed the lifestyles of
      people globally but has also resulted in other challenges, such as the requirement of
      self-isolation and distance learning. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an inability to
      go out to exercise and a reduction in movement, so the demand for exercise at home has
      increased. To investigate the relationships between a Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure (RFA)
      intervention and improvements in running time, cardiac force index (CFI), centimeters per
      beat (CMPB), sleep quality, and mood disorders.
    

Detailed description: 
      In this study, a pre-test-post-test control group design was used to collect data from
      healthy populations in the northern region. The intervention groups were simply randomly
      assigned to investigate the cardiac force index, sleep quality and mood disorders before and
      after 4 weeks of Ring Fit Adventure intervention. The study will use the wearable Medtronic
      ZephyrTM BioHarness 3.0 and Q-Band HR3 (Q-69HR) bracelet. The device is used for
      physiological parameter collection. Heart rate, acceleration, activity acceleration, activity
      volume, CFI were recorded during a 1600 m run for pre-post-test.

      In this study, ZephyrTM BioHarness 3.0 and a Q-Band HR3 (Q-69HR) bracelet were used to
      collect as physiological parameters. Heart rate, acceleration, activity, cardio index and
      cardio force ratio were recorded before and after 1600 meters.

      In order to know whether there are relevant influencing factors for the mental strength
      indicators in this study, the gender, age, height, weight, neck circumference, waist
      circumference, hip circumference, smoking and drinking habits, and family medical history of
      the case will be recorded, and the GPS track during running will be recorded before and after
      each running. Time, distance, ambient temperature and humidity, weight, neck circumference,
      waist circumference, hip circumference, blood pressure, blood oxygen, heart rate, etc., and
      analyze the relationship between parameters. The above cases are measured and recorded every
      time they run. This is a longitudinal cohort study. The statistics will be repeated variable
      analysis and generalized linear model, etc., to explore the norm estimation of CFI in
      different ages and genders.

      Before using Microsoft Office 365 Excel for data archiving and analytical processing, please
      study the data, including the compilation of Zephyr BioHarness data and the calculation of
      the heart rate index. According to statistical analysis methods, in descriptive statistical
      analysis, categorical data are presented in numbers and percentages, while continuous data
      are presented in mean and standard deviation presentations.

      Inference statistics will be analyzed using paired t-tests, ANOVA, and generalized linear
      models to analyze cardiac force before and after the intervention. If the data were not
      normally distributed, the analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The
      significance level for this study was set at α = 0.05. All analytical data pipelines will use
      IBM SPSS Statistics version 26. The data has been delinked when the case is received, and
      personal data cannot be recalled in any way. The received data is stored in a server with
      account and password control.
    

Intervention name(s): Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure Exergame
Intervention type(s): Device
Intervention description(s): Participants in the RFA group were required to exercise for 30 minutes three times per week (in adventure mode) for 4 weeks. The initial exercise intensity was set according to the instructions given by the virtual coach during the first game and was gradually adjusted according to the game instructions. The research continued to track the RFA group subjects and continued to encourage the completion of 4 weeks of physical activity training.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Health Services Research
Keywords: Exergaming; Cardiac force index; Running; Physical activity; Sleep quality; Mood disorders