Clinical trial NCT04112329: Exergaming for Better Physical Fitness
Official title: Effects of 8 Weeks of High-intensity Exergaming on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Physical Activity Levels in Sedentary Adults
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sedentary Lifestyle
Keywords: Exercise therapy
Physical fitness
Gaming
Child
Healthy lifestyle
Fitness testing
Lead sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-10-02
Enrollment: 29
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this project is to assess if playing a newly developed videogame that require physical activity (e.g. exergame) can lead to increased physical activity, aerobic fitness and health benefits in sedentary adults. The project will include 28 sedentary adults, 18 years and above, who are not sufficiently active according to current guidelines defined as doing (\<150 minutes/week of moderate intensity physical activity or \<75 minutes/week of vigorous physical activity and/or do not do any regular endurance training ). The physical fitness (maximal oxygen consumption), blood pressure, body composition and objectively measured physical activity will be tested before and after the intervention period.

Also, the participants gaming frequency will be registered throughout the 8 week period. Aim of this study is to investigate if access to this game can provide health benefits for adults who are not motivated to take part in regular physical activity.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Sedentary (\<150 mins of moderate intensity physical activity/week) and/or do not regularly take part in endurance training.
* Able to ride a bike for up to 60 minutes

Exclusion Criteria:

* Known cardiovascular disease
* Taking beta-blockers or anti-arrhythmic drugs

Primary outcomes:
measure: VO2max (Maximal Aerobic Capacity)
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Daily average energy expenditure
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Daily average number of steps
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Daily time in sedentary activity (< 3.0 metabolic equivalents = METs)
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Daily time in moderate intensity activity (3.0-6.0 metabolic equivalents = METs)
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Daily time in vigorous intensity activity (6.0-9.0 metabolic equivalents = METs)
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Daily time in very vigorous intensity activity (>9.0 metabolic equivalents = METs)
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Daily average total physical activity duration
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Bioelectrical impedance
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Blood Pressure
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Trondheim
country: Norway
facility: Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging
Study officials:
affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
name: Øystein Risa
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
name: Trine Moholdt, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Berg J, Haugen G, Wang AI, Moholdt T. High-intensity exergaming for improved cardiorespiratory fitness: A randomised, controlled trial. Eur J Sport Sci. 2022 Jun;22(6):867-876. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2021.1921852. Epub 2021 May 16.