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Xbox Kinect Sports Versus Nintendo Switch Sports

ConditionHealthy People Programs
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age60-75
SponsorUniversidad Católica del Maule

About this trial

The aim of this study will be to compare the effects of Xbox Kinect Sports (XKS) with respect to Nintendo Switch Sports (NSS) and the inactive control group (CG) on body composition (percent body fat and fat-free mass) and physical performance (hand grip strength, HGS; 30 seconds standing in a chair, timed get up and walk, TUG; sit and reach and 2-minute step test) in physically inactive older women. This study will be randomized controlled trial with three parallel groups: XKS (n= 13), NSS (n= 14) and CG (n= 16).

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Older female aged between 60 and 75 years old.

Presenting the ability to understand and execute direct commands in a contextualized manner.

Independent, that is, have a score equal to or greater than 43 points in the Preventive Medicine Exam for the Older People (in Spanish, EMPAM) of the Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud, 2013).

Did not present any visual difficulty and/or any vestibular alteration that would hinder the performance of the games in front of the screen-

Disqualifiers

Having any disabling disease.

Those female who have musculoskeletal injuries or who are undergoing physical rehabilitation treatment that prevents their normal physical performance.

Those who have permanent or temporary contraindications to perform physical activity.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Physical activity

    Other intervention

    The complexity of the games will increase as the levels of the sports games advance, which leads to faster movements with greater demands to progress in the sequence of the games, which allows reaching increases in intensity.

Treatment groups

45 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Experimental group 1 (Xbox Kinect Sports)Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Experimental group 2 (Nintendo Switch Sports)Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Control groupNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change from Fat-free mass at 12 weeks

This variable is obtained by body composition (bioimpedance), using eight-electrode tetrapolar bioimpedance (InBody 570®, Body Composition Analyzers, South Korea). For each measurement, the guidelines of the International Society for Advances in Kinanthropometry will be followed (Marfell-Jones et al., 2012).

Time frame
2 weeks
2

Change from Body fat percentage at 12 weeks

This variable will be obtained by body composition (bioimpedance), using eight-electrode tetrapolar bioimpedance (InBody 570®, Body Composition Analyzers, South Korea). For each measurement, the guidelines of the International Society for Advances in Kinanthropometry will be followed (Marfell-Jones et al., 2012).

Time frame
2 weeks
3

Change from Maximal isometric handgrip strength at 12 weeks

Previous recommendations indicate that maximal isometric handgrip strength (Lupton-Smith et al., 2022), was employed. The best position for testing was found to be sedentary, with the wrist and forearm in a neutral position, the elbow flexed at a 90-degree angle to the side of the body, the spine aligned, and the shoulder in a neutral position. A portable dynamometer (Jamar®, PLUS+, Sammons Preston, Patterson Medical, Warrenville, IL, USA) was used for testing. The dynamometer was placed in the first position, which promotes contact between the first phalanx of the thumb and index finger, to allow a firm grip on the device while preserving proper closure of the metacarpal, palatine, and interphalangeal joints based on hand size. Each participant performed three attempts with each hand after a 120-second rest.

Time frame
2 weeks
4

Change from 30-second chair stand test at 12 weeks

The 30-second chair stand test (Bruun et al., 2019), which measures the number of repetitions performed standing and sitting in a chair with arms resting on the chest for 30 seconds, will be used to assess lower limb muscle strength and the ability to perform activities of daily living (Jones et al., 1999). The best of the three efforts will be taken into account for the analysis after three attempts, with a recovery of 120 seconds between them.

Time frame
2 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Age

In years, through an interview and identity card.

Time frame
1 week
2

Academic level

Primary, secondary, bachelor, master, PhD. Consulting their curriculum background

Time frame
1 week
3

Civil status

Married, separated, widow, single, others. Through an interview

Time frame
1 week

Other outcomes

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Universidad Católica del Maule

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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