Effects of Playing Pokemon Go on Physical Activity | NCT03757676

Studies
Effects of Playing Pokemon Go on Physical Activity

NCT03757676

Sponsor

San Diego State University

Status

Completed

Last Update Posted

Nov 29, 2018Actual

Enrollment

30Actual

Phase

Not Applicable

Conditions

Physical Activity

Interventions

No Play
At Will Play
Goal Oriented Play

Countries

United States

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Annotation Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Document Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Nov 2018

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Completed

Last Known Status

Not provided

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Sep 26, 2017Actual

Primary Completion Date

Mar 22, 2018Actual

Completion Date

Mar 31, 2018Actual

First Submitted Date

Nov 27, 2018

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Nov 27, 2018

First Posted Date

Nov 29, 2018Actual

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

Not provided

Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

Not provided

Results First Posted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Posted Date

Not provided

Last Update Submitted Date

Nov 27, 2018

Last Update Posted Date

Nov 29, 2018Actual

Name	Class
University of Southern California	OTHER

Oversight Module

Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Is FDA Regulated Drug

Is FDA Regulated Device

Is Unapproved Device

Not provided

Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product

Not provided

Product Exported from US

Not provided

FDAAA801 Violation

Not provided

Description Module

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of playing Pokémon Go to increase daily steps among young adults. The study also aimed to assess people's experience playing the game, identify specific features of the game that users like/dislike, and explore game features that may promote overall well-being.

Detailed Description

Study participants were 30 undergraduate students from a State university in California who were 18 years or older, enrolled full-time, non-Pokémon Go players, and were able to walk leisurely. Daily steps were measured for 6 consecutive weeks via the Fitbit Flex 2. Habitual activity was first measured during the first two-weeks. After the 2-week baseline assessment of physical activity and GPS travel patterns, participants were randomized to one of three study conditions for the remaining 4 weeks: (1) "No Play," (2) "Play At Will," or (3) "Goal Oriented Play". The 4-week intervention period was followed by a post-study interview completed within one week from the end of the intervention period.

Design Module

Study Type

Interventional

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Not provided

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

30Actual

Arms/Interventions Module

Arm Groups

Label	Type	Description	Intervention Names
No Play	Experimental	This 'no play' group functioned as the control group.	Behavioral: No Play
At Will Play	Experimental	This group functioned as 1 of the 2 play groups.	Behavioral: At Will Play
Goal Oriented Play	Experimental	This group functioned as 1 of the 2 play groups.	Behavioral: Goal Oriented Play

Interventions

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
No Play	Behavioral	Participants in this group were asked not to download or play Pokémon Go during the study period and were asked to simply continue with their normal daily activities. Participants were asked to wear the Fitbit device and use the GPS app on their mobile phones during the 6-week study period. Starting the fifth week, participants were prompted to complete five (5) brief daily surveys on their phones via the EMA app.

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Steps per day	Steps per day measured via the Fitbit	Six weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Not provided

Other Outcomes

Not provided

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at participating University
Willingness to be randomized to one of the three study conditions
Never played or a Novice Player of Pokemon Go (Cannot have previously exceeded Level 5)
Not currently meeting physical activity guidelines for adults (i.e., 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity and/or 75 minutes per week of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity). Assessed via the GPAQ questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Unable to leisurely walk for 30 minutes consecutively

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

18 Years

Maximum Age

25 Years

Standard Ages

Adult

Study Population

Not provided

Sampling Method

Not provided

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Not provided

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Noe C Crespo, PhD	San Diego State University	Principal Investigator

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
Institute for Behavioral and Community Health		San Diego	California	92123	United States

ID	Term
D009043	Motor Activity

ID	Term
D001519	Behavior

Intervention Model Description

Participants were randomly assigned into one of three experimental groups: a control group and two play groups. The two play groups consisted of a group that was asked to play Pokémon Go ad libitum (at will play) and the other group was asked to achieve a specific level within the game during the study period (goal oriented play). Participants were measured for baseline physical activity levels (2 weeks) followed by randomization to one of the three groups. The intervention period lasted 4 weeks. All participants completed a brief questionnaire and were measured for height and weight, and daily physical activity levels using a FitBit accelerometer. Locations of where individual engaged in physical activity were recorded using a GPS tracking application. During the 5th week of the study period, participants completed five (5) short surveys per day using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) software to assess level of play and engagement of play.