Health Game Intervention to Promote the Physical Activity of Early Adolescents
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Sponsor
- University of Turku
- Enrollment
- 180
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Physical activity behavior
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The study evaluates the effectiveness of the game-intervention in promotion of physical activity self-efficacy and physical activity behavior among early adolescents (10-13 year olds). Half of the study participants will receive the game-intervention and half of the study participants will receive a commercially available sport and fitness application for running, cycling and every-day training.
Detailed Description
The study evaluates the effectiveness of the game-intervention in promotion of physical activity self-efficacy and physical activity behavior among early 10 to 13 years old adolescents. Participants allocated to the Health game intervention group will use a game called Movenator, during a four week intervention and participants allocated to the Sport and fitness-intervention group will use a commercially available Sport and fitness application for running, cycling and every-day training, during a four week intervention period.
Investigators
Anni Pakarinen
Doctoral candidate
University of Turku
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Goes to school at 4th, 5th or 6th grade
- •Understands and can communicate either in Finnish
- •Has daily access to a smart phone (Android) during free time
Exclusion Criteria
- •Physical activity impairments
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Physical activity behavior
Time Frame: at baseline during one week period and at 4 weeks during one week period
Physical activity behavior is tracked with Actigraph wGT3X-BT accelerometer during one week period
Secondary Outcomes
- Usability of the intervention(At 4 weeks)
- Change in Physical activity self-efficacy(At baseline and at 4 weeks)
- Actual use of the intervention(During the four week intervention)