NCT04593199

Physical Activity Promotion in Children Using a Novel Smartphone Game: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Victoria · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Increasing physical activity is critical for children's overall health. Smartphone apps using gamification has shown promise to increasing physical activity using game techniques. This study is a 4-week randomized controlled trial using a gamified smartphone app to determine acceptability and preliminary effectiveness to increase physical activity in children.

Conditions

• Physical Activity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Gamified Smartphone App	The primary objective was to determine the acceptability and satisfaction of the Draco app among children. Secondary objective was to evaluate if the Draco app could improve physical activity levels (steps, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity) and intrinsic motivation for physical activity in children. The gamified smartphone app, Draco, is a virtual pet simulator where you care for a pet by exercising, walking, and answering healthy lifestyle questions.
BEHAVIORAL	Physical activity tracking app	Participants were asked to use the Fitbit app to track and sync their daily physical activity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-28
• Primary completion: 2022-03-01
• Completion: 2022-04-15
• First posted: 2020-10-19
• Last updated: 2021-11-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada