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CompletedNCT01013246

Effects of Playing Video Games on Energy Balance

Effects of Playing Video Games on Energy Balance: a Randomized, 2-condition, Crossover Study in Adolescents

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Copenhagen · Academic / Other
Sex
Male
Age
15 Years – 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of playing video games on various components of energy balance and substrate metabolism as well as on glucose homeostasis and relevant hormonal systems that might be involved in the underlying mechanisms.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHER1-hour video game playFIFA 2009, a football video game played on Xbox 360

Timeline

Start date
2009-11-01
Primary completion
2010-04-01
Completion
2010-12-01
First posted
2009-11-13
Last updated
2011-08-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01013246. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.