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CompletedNCT03444129Updated Apr 16, 2020

Pilot Evaluation of an Interactive Health Game

An interventional study of Healthy eating workshop and interactive health game and Healthy eating workshop in Health Behavior and Health Attitude, sponsored by University of Illinois at Chicago. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 50 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-04-16.

Sponsored by University of Illinois at Chicago · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
50 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 421 studies in Health Behavior with a site in United States — 66 open to participants now, 86 under way, 1 of them phase 3. Health Behavior · United States.

Enrollment
324th of 385
30 · median 130
Started
2018
with 24 others
No phase
363 of 421
58 open now
Registered
148th of 421
by date

Among the 421 studies in Health Behavior with a site in United States, this one is the 324th largest by enrollment of the 385 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 25 that started in 2018, is one of 363 with no phase, and was the 148th registered.

Health Behavior

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Who these studies take

Of the 93 Health Behavior studies recruiting now, 39 (42%) set no upper age limit and 37 (40%) stop at 75 or younger; 25 take children under 18; 58 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 50 Years to 65 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Broad, diverse, and innovative efforts are needed to address the growing dual public health challenges of obesity and diabetes, especially for those at increased risk like minority older adults. The emerging field of health games offers an innovative opportunity to reach populations to provide healthy eating and physical activity messages. Little research has focused on the use of health games specifically tailored for older adults. This study builds upon a health game designed to provide knowledge, facilitate movement, enhance motivation, and encourage healthy eating (HE) and physical activity (PA) behaviors in youth. This study will adapt, implement, and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, adherence, and preliminary outcomes of the game among overweight/obese African American older adults.

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Conditions studied

  • Health Behavior
  • Health Attitude

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
50 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age between 50 and 65 years
  • Overweight or obese (25kg/m2 ≤ \< 40kg/m2)
  • African American/Black by self-report
  • Risk factors for diabetes (based on adapted ADA risk test)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Adults with cognitive impairments, based on the adapted Mental Status Questionnaire (MSQ).
  • Health conditions that preclude participation in physical activity program, based on the Exercise Assessment and Screener for You (EASY) physical activity screener.
  • Already diagnosed with diabetes by self-report
  • Currently engaging in vigorous physical activity
  • Non-English speaking
  • Does not meet inclusion criteria
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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Control

    This group will participate in a health education workshop with weekly sessions (control group)

    Behavioral: Healthy eating workshop

  • Experimental
    Game

    This group will participate in the health education workshop plus the interactive health game (intervention group).

    Behavioral: Healthy eating workshop and interactive health game

Interventions

  • BehavioralHealthy eating workshop and interactive health game

    The intervention sessions will be weekly for 6 weeks and will involve participation in health education workshop and interactive health game. Sessions may last up to 2 hours and will be held at designated times/days at a Chicago Church.

  • BehavioralHealthy eating workshop

    The intervention sessions will be weekly for 6 weeks and will involve participation in health education workshop. Sessions may last up to 2 hours and will be held at designated times/days at a Chicago Church.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Eating habits

    Eating habits will be assessed using the Visually-Enhanced Food Behavior Checklist.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  2. Physical activity patterns

    Physical activity patterns will be assessed using the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  3. Motivation

    Behavioral motivation questions will include Stage of change and confidence items to assess motivation (i.e., readiness) or achievement of behavioral goals.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Weight

    Weight will be measured using a digital scale

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  2. Adherence

    Adherence will be measured by a count of the sessions attended.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  3. Short International Physical Activity Questionnaire

    Acceptability will be measured using this survey

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  4. MPP Acceptability Survey

    This survey is about the participants experiences using MyPlatePicks (MPP) game

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  5. MPP stages of change survey

    acceptability will be measured using this survey

    Time frame: 6 week s

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois 60608, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jan 2018 to primary completion in Mar 2018, 1 month.

Of 568 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Health Behavior, half reached primary completion within 15 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 33. This study's 1 month is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 586 studies reached it within 15 months; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 32.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 15, 2017
First posted
Feb 23, 2018
StartActual
Jan 20, 2018
Primary completionActual
Mar 10, 2018
CompletionActual
May 31, 2018
Last update
Apr 16, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 16, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03444129
Responsible party
Amparo Castillo (Training and Research Coordinator, University of Illinois at Chicago) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 23, 2018
Start date
Jan 20, 2018
Primary completion
Mar 10, 2018
Completion
May 31, 2018
Last update
Apr 16, 2020

Study contacts

Amparo Castillo, PhD
principal investigator · UIC
Laurie Ruggiero, PhD
principal investigator · University of Delaware

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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