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Study NCT ID:
NCT02551978
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2015-11-30
First Post:
2015-09-11
Brief Title:
Kids Obesity Prevention Program - Study KOP
Sponsor:
University Hospital Tuebingen
Organization:
University Hospital Tuebingen
Study Overview
Official Title:
Kids Obesity Prevention Program - Study KOP A Serious Game to Address Barriers to Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Primary School Children
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2015-09
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
KOP
Brief Summary:
Obesity and its associated comorbidities are becoming a key and rapidly growing public health problem The cause of obesity is an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure in favor of the former Childhood and adolescence are seen as critical time for its development It is therefore crucial to provide both prevention and treatment actions already during childhood The prevention and treatment weight-management programs in children focus on improving diet eating behaviours psychosocial aspects and increasing physical activity One important basic requirement for any weight-management program is that both children and their families are motivated and ready for change Video games including exergames serious games or combined approaches offer additional chances in the treatment and prevention of obesity by approaching children in their environment and motivating them to deal with life-style topics
The investigators developed a motion-controlled serious game for children aged between 9 and 12 years addressing all the three core areas nutrition physical activity and psychosocial factors In addition to the motion control a tablet is used for knowledge-based and cognitive tasks In comparison to other studies the nutrition part not only deals with the food pyramid but also with the energy density of foods and liquids and offers a self-reflexive diagnostic tool to analyse daily food intake Moreover psychological aspects especially stress and stress-coping strategies are addressed eg by relaxation-exercises The game consists of two sessions having each a duration of about 35 minutes
The aim of this study is to evaluate the program in a cluster-randomized controlled trial in a primary school setting in children aged 9 to 12 years Therefore six 4th grade classes of the same school will be randomly allocated to an intervention and a control group The intervention group will play the game within two weeks whereas the control group will receive basic information At baseline two weeks after baseline and at four weeks follow-up measurements will be performed The primary outcome of the study is the gain of knowledge nutrition psychosocial aspects measured by a self-constructed questionnaires tailored specifically for the serious game Secondary outcomes are the acceptance of the game changes of nutrition behaviour physical activity and intentions of the children to follow a healthy lifestyle measured by mostly validated questionnaires
The investigators developed a motion-controlled serious game for children aged between 9 and 12 years addressing all the three core areas nutrition physical activity and psychosocial factors In addition to the motion control a tablet is used for knowledge-based and cognitive tasks In comparison to other studies the nutrition part not only deals with the food pyramid but also with the energy density of foods and liquids and offers a self-reflexive diagnostic tool to analyse daily food intake Moreover psychological aspects especially stress and stress-coping strategies are addressed eg by relaxation-exercises The game consists of two sessions having each a duration of about 35 minutes
The aim of this study is to evaluate the program in a cluster-randomized controlled trial in a primary school setting in children aged 9 to 12 years Therefore six 4th grade classes of the same school will be randomly allocated to an intervention and a control group The intervention group will play the game within two weeks whereas the control group will receive basic information At baseline two weeks after baseline and at four weeks follow-up measurements will be performed The primary outcome of the study is the gain of knowledge nutrition psychosocial aspects measured by a self-constructed questionnaires tailored specifically for the serious game Secondary outcomes are the acceptance of the game changes of nutrition behaviour physical activity and intentions of the children to follow a healthy lifestyle measured by mostly validated questionnaires
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Study Oversight
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