Gamified Fitness Training to Promote Children's Physical Activity

Sponsor

Chi-Jane Wang (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05978869

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Actual Duration (Months)

9.1

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The study aimed to introduce gamified physical fitness training in health education with the goal of enhancing physical activity levels and assessing its feasibility within a small-scale context involving 11-12-year-old children.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Physical Activity Levels	Other: physical fitness training	N/A

Detailed Description

A cluster experimental design was conducted in a small-scale context of school children. Participants were recruited by inviting two elementary schools located in the same district area for testing the physical fitness training effects. Two schools were randomly assigned to either the training group (TG; n = 47) receiving physical fitness training or the control group (CG; n = 44) without the training. Through a three-step process, gamified physical fitness training was developed by a multidisciplinary team from the TG school. PA outcome indicators were assessed using AI-wireless sensors attached to participants' wrists over 12 weeks. Participants' satisfaction was used to assess the feasibility of implementing gamified physical fitness training in health education classes. Data collection occurred during school days for one week at three-time points: the first week (T1), 6th week (T2), and the 12th week (T3). Generalized estimating equation statistics were used to assess the program effects.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

91 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Primary Purpose:

Supportive Care

Official Title:

The Effectiveness of Gamified Fitness Training Integrated Into Health Education to Promote Children's Physical Activity

Actual Study Start Date :

Feb 14, 2018

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Dec 15, 2018

Actual Study Completion Date :

Dec 15, 2018

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: physical fitness training The training group received physical fitness training for 12 weeks	Other: physical fitness training Through a three-step process, gamified physical fitness training was developed by a multidisciplinary team.
No Intervention: No training group The no training group did not receive any training program

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: physical fitness training

The training group received physical fitness training for 12 weeks

Other: physical fitness training

Through a three-step process, gamified physical fitness training was developed by a multidisciplinary team.

No Intervention: No training group

The no training group did not receive any training program

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

physical activity levels [week 0]
PA levels were measured in minutes spent on daily steps, total physical activity (TPA), light physical activity (LPA), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and daily step counts using AI-wireless sensors attached to participants' wrists.
Learning Self-Efficacy [week 0]
Learning Self-Efficacy Scale (LSES) contains 18 items scored on a 5-point Likert scale with 4 items reversely scored. The total score of LSES ranges from -6 to 66, with higher scores reflecting higher LSE.
physical activity levels [week 6]
PA levels were measured in minutes spent on daily steps, total physical activity (TPA), light physical activity (LPA), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and daily step counts using AI-wireless sensors attached to participants' wrists.
physical activity levels [week 12]
PA levels were measured in minutes spent on daily steps, total physical activity (TPA), light physical activity (LPA), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and daily step counts using AI-wireless sensors attached to participants' wrists.
Learning Self-Efficacy [week 12]
Learning Self-Efficacy Scale (LSES) contains 18 items scored on a 5-point Likert scale with 4 items reversely scored. The total score of LSES ranges from -6 to 66, with higher scores reflecting higher LSE.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Satisfaction levels [Week 12]
For the satisfaction of the PA program, the evaluation was conducted at the 12-week, encompassing five aspects: the integration of physical training into the HE classes, the content of the physical training, the application of gamification strategies in training, the active play during class breaks, and the effectiveness of GHPT in improving PA. Responses to levels of satisfaction with the training program were assessed across five categories: very satisfied, satisfied, OK, dissatisfied, and extremely dissatisfied.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

11 Years to 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

school children in 5th grade

Exclusion Criteria:

physical deformity, mental disability, limited higher density physical activity such as asthma, cardiovascular disease, and bone fracture.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Chi-Jane Wang	Tainan		Taiwan	701

Sponsors and Collaborators

Chi-Jane Wang

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Chi-Jane Wang, Ph.D., Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Chi-Jane Wang, Associate Professor, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05978869

Other Study ID Numbers:

A-ER-106-441

First Posted:

Aug 7, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Aug 7, 2023

Last Verified:

Jul 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 7, 2023