Status:
COMPLETED
Estimating Energy Expenditure in Active Video Gaming Compared to Unstructured, Outdoor Play in Children
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Conditions:
Motor Activity
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-8 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The increasing use of sedentary screen-based activities (SBAs) has been most recently blamed for children and adolescents' lack of engagement in physical activity (PA). Studies indicate a large portio...
Detailed Description
Fifteen children, aged 5- to 8- years, attending a nearby preschool, with a normal body mass index (BMI)-for-age percentile between, \> 5th % to \< 85th %.BMI, will participate in unstructured, outdoo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All children between 5- to 8- years of age and enrolled in the ELC, with parental consent can participate. Children must be healthy, with an absence of any known cardiopulmonary, metabolic, or orthopedic disease condition or ailment that would limit their participation in the study. Also, children with any type of grass allergy and sensitivity to sunlight will not be included in the study. Additionally, children must be of healthy weight with a body mass index (BMI)-for-age percentile between, \> 5th % to \< 85th %. Eligible children must also agree to be observed during outdoor activity and while playing the video game.
Exclusion
- Children who are not between 5- to 8- years of age and those who are not enrolled in the ELC, and do not obtain parental consent will not be allowed to participate. Children must be healthy, those with any known cardiopulmonary, metabolic, or orthopedic disease condition or aliment that would limit their physical activity, cannot participate in the study. Also, children with any type of grass allergy and sensitivity to sunlight will not be included in the study. Additionally, children must be of healthy weight with a body mass index (BMI)-for-age percentile between, \> 5% to \< 85%. Children above or below the healthy weight criteria (body mass index (BMI)-for-age percentile below the 5th percentile or above the 85th percentile), will be ineligible and not be able to participate in the study. Eligible children must also agree to be observed during outdoor activity and video-recorded while playing the video game, those children who do not agree to be observed cannot participate in the research study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
16 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01430715
Start Date
July 1 2011
End Date
October 1 2011
Last Update
April 5 2018
Active Locations (1)
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The Early Learning Center
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37996-1912