Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2015
Exercise videogames for physical activity and fitness: Design and rationale of the Wii Heart Fitness trial.
Trial report in Contemporary clinical trials, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03298919 (Efficacy of Exercise Videogames for Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Efficacy of Exercise Videogames for Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Exercise Videogames, Physical Activity, and Health: Wii Heart Fitness: A Randomized Clinical Trial.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Trial
- Biological and psychological predictors of heart rate patterns during physical activity.Psychology of sport and exercise · 2023Article
- Exercise Video Games are Associated with More Positive Affective Response, which Predicts Physical Activity Adherence.Psychology of sport and exercise · 2021Article
- Mediators of physical activity between standard exercise and exercise video games.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2019Article
- Reduction in HbA1c with Exercise videogames among participants with elevated HbA1c: Secondary analysis of the Wii Heart Fitness trial.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2019Article
- Videogames and Therapy: A Narrative Review of Recent Publication and Application to Treatment.Frontiers in psychology · 2016Review
- Videogames as a Therapeutic Tool in the Context of Narrative Therapy.Frontiers in psychology · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionDespite numerous health benefits, less than half of American adults engage in regular physical activity. Exercise videogames (EVG) may be a practical and attractive alternative to traditional forms of exercise. However there is insufficient research to determine whether EVG play alone is sufficient to produce prolonged engagement in physical activity or improvements in cardiovascular fitness and overall health risk. The goal of the present study is to test the efficacy of exercise videogames to increase time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and to improve cardiovascular risk indices among adults.
methodsWii Heart Fitness is a rigorous 3-arm randomized controlled trial with adults comparing three 12-week programs: (1) supervised EVGs, (2) supervised standard exercise, and (3) a control condition. Heart rate is monitored continuously throughout all exercise sessions. Assessments are conducted at baseline, end of intervention (week 12), 6 and 9 months. The primary outcome is time spent in MVPA physical activity. Secondary outcomes include changes in cardiovascular fitness, body composition, blood lipid profiles and maintenance of physical activity through six months post-treatment. Changes in cognitive and affective constructs derived from Self Determination and Social Cognitive Theories will be examined to explain the differential outcomes between the two active treatment conditions.
conclusionThe Wii Heart Fitness study is designed to test whether regular participation in EVGs can be an adequate source of physical activity for adults. This study will produce new data on the effect of EVGs on cardiovascular fitness indices and prolonged engagement with physical activity.
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