The Impact of Exergame on User Health

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Impact of Exergame Use on User Health
• Interventions: Device: Xbox 360

• Registration Number: NCT02129023
• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether exergame use can improve user health, in terms of physical fitness, self-rated mental health and physical health, and favorable attitude, strong intention, and actual behavior of future exercise. Moreover, this study also examines whether past exercise moderates the impact of exergame use on user health.

Detailed Description

The main hypotheses are:

H1: Compared with the control group participants (who do not use exergame) the experimental group participants (who use exergame) have better change in physical fitness. The difference between these two groups in the amount of change is negatively related to past exercise.

H2: Compared with the control group participants (who do not use exergame) the experimental group participants (who use exergame) have better change in (a) mental health and (b) physical health after the intervention. The difference between these two groups in the amount of change is negatively related to past exercise.

H3: Compared with the control group participants (who do not use exergame) the experimental group participants (who use exergame) have better change in (a) attitude, (b) intention and (c) behavior of doing another exercise in the future. The difference between these two groups in the amount of change is negatively related to past exercise.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-01
• Primary Completion: 2014-04
• Study Completion: 2014-04
• Study First Submitted: 2014-04-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-04-29
• Study First Posted: 2014-05-01
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-04
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 116

Inclusion Criteria

• junior and senior undergraduate student
• senior graduate student

Exclusion Criteria

• asthma
• high myopia
• anemia
• vertigo
• cardiopathy
• hypertension
• unstable of intracranial pressure and blood pressure
• cardiac arrhythmia
• heart failure
• angor pectoris
• injury of vertebra
• ankylosing spondylitis
• hereditary cardiac arrhythmia
• musculoskeletal system injury
• glaucoma
• psychiatric disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
exergame	Xbox 360	Participants were asked to use exergame (Xbox 360) half hour for three times per week in the 12-week study period.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in physical fitness	The beginning and the end of expected average of 12 weeks	Physical fitness was assessed twice by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, including body composition, cardio-pulmonary function, muscular strength, muscular endurance, explosive force, flexibility, agility, sense of balance, and cardiorespiratory endurance.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in mental and physical health (12 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 12 weeks	Self-rated mental and physical health, using the SF-36 scale.
Change in attitude of future exercise (12 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 12 weeks	Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' attitude toward future exercise between an expected average of 12 weeks since randomization.
Change in intention of future exercise (12 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 12 weeks	Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' intention to do exercise in the future between an expected average of 12 weeks since randomization.
Change in intention of future exercise (8 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 8 weeks	Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' intention to do exercise in the future between an expected average of 8 weeks since randomization.
Change in behavior of future exercise (12 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 12 weeks	Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' actual exercise behavior between an expected average of 12 weeks since randomization.
Change in mental and physical health (8 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 8 weeks	Self-rated mental and physical health, using the SF-36 scale.
Change in attitude of future exercise (8 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 8 weeks	Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' attitude toward future exercise between an expected average of 8 weeks since randomization.
Change in behavior of future exercise (8 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 8 weeks	Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' actual exercise behavior between an expected average of 8 weeks since randomization.
Change in attitude of future exercise (4 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 4 weeks	Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' attitude toward future exercise between an expected average of 4 weeks since randomization.
Change in mental and physical health (4 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 4 weeks	Self-rated mental and physical health, using the SF-36 scale.
Change in intention of future exercise (4 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 4 weeks	Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' intention to do exercise in the future between an expected average of 4 weeks since randomization.
Change in behavior of future exercise (4 weeks)	The beginning and the end of expected average of 4 weeks	Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' actual exercise behavior between an expected average of 4 weeks since randomization.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chang Gung University; 🇨🇳 Taoyuan, Taiwan