Videogames That Encourage Healthy Behavior Did Not Alter Fasting Insulin or Other Diabetes Risks in Children: Randomized Clinical Trial
Initiatives
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The study reported here was an efficacy trial of two role-playing videogames played in sequence, "Escape from Diab" (hereinafter called Diab) and "Nanoswarm: Invasion from Inner Space" (hereinafter called Nano), on diabetes and obesity risk factors: fasting insulin and body mass index (BMI), and risk-related behaviors: diet, PA, and sedentary behavior (SB).
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box
below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2019
- Funding
- No competing financial interests exist.
Design
- Study design
- Clinical trial cohort
Marker Paper
Baranowski T, Baranowski J, Chen TA, et al. Videogames That Encourage Healthy Behavior Did Not Alter Fasting Insulin or Other Diabetes Risks in Children: Randomized Clinical Trial. Games Health J. 2019;8(4):257‐264. doi:10.1089/g4h.2018.0097
PUBMED 30964335
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 200
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
overweight or obese children
A sample of 200 overweight or obese children (ages 10-12 years from 85th to 99th BMI percentile [%]) was recruited, primarily using a volunteer list.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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10
- Maximum age
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12
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- United States of America
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- overweight or obese children
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 200
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
The study reported here was an efficacy trial of two role-playing videogames played in sequence, "Escape from Diab" (hereinafter called Diab) and "Nanoswarm: Invasion from Inner Space" (hereinafter called Nano), on diabetes and obesity risk factors: fasting insulin and body mass index (BMI), and risk-related behaviors: diet, PA, and sedentary behavior (SB).
- Start Date
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2019
- End Date
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2019
- Data sources
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Mobile data collection
- Tablet/laptop
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Mobile data collection