Trial reportPediatric obesity2017
A randomized controlled trial of dance exergaming for exercise training in overweight and obese adolescent girls.
Trial report in Pediatric obesity, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 62 papers, 21 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Klub Kinect: Social Exergaming for Healthy Weight in Adolescent Girls
Effects of Parental Involvement in Active Video Games Play on Physical Activity, Psychosocial Beliefs and Parent-child Relational Quality on Overweight and Obese Male Adolescents in China
Who cites it
62 citing papers in PubMed, 21 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 113 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Effects of aerobic exercise on body composition in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Role of Active Video Games in Blood Pressure Management Among Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Exergaming on BMI and Fitness in Children and Adolescents With Obesity: A Systematic Review.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions Promoting Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of game-based physical education program on enjoyment in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Active video games for improving health-related physical fitness in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Is dancing an effective intervention for fat loss? A systematic review and meta-analysis of dance interventions on body composition.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2022Guideline
- The Physiological and Psychological Benefits of Dance and its Effects on Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of multiple eHealth-delivered lifestyle strategies for preventing or intervening overweight/obesity among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of different exercise types on visceral fat in young individuals with obesity aged 6-24 years old: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
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- Harnessing technological solutions for childhood obesity prevention and treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of current applications.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Pooled it
- A systematic review to assess the effectiveness of technology-based interventions to address obesity in children.BMC pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Can Active Video Games Improve Physical Activity in Adolescents? A Review of RCT.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Impact of Active Video Games on Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Quality of Primary Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
2 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundStructured exergaming with prescribed moderate intensity physical activity has reduced adiposity among adolescents. The extent to which adolescents reduce adiposity when allowed to self-select intensity level is not known.
objectiveThe objective of the study was to examine the influence of exergaming on adolescent girls' body composition and cardiovascular risk factors.
methodsThis randomized controlled trial assigned 41 overweight and obese girls aged 14 to 18 years to group-based dance exergaming (36 h over 3 months) or to a self-directed care control condition. Body size and composition were measured by anthropometry, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry [%fat and bone mineral density {BMD}] and magnetic resonance imaging. Cardiovascular risk factors included blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose and insulin.
resultsAttrition was 5%. Using analysis of covariance controlling for baseline value, age and race, there were no significant condition differences. Per protocol (attended >75%), the intervention group significantly decreased abdominal subcutaneous adiposity and increased trunk and spine BMD (ps < 0.05). Per protocol (>2600 steps/session), the intervention group significantly decreased leg %fat and decreased abdominal subcutaneous and total adiposity (ps < 0.05).
conclusionExergaming reduced body fat and increased BMD among those adolescent girls who adhered. Further research is required before exergaming is recommended in clinical settings.
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