Feasibility, design and conduct of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to reduce overweight and obesity in children: The electronic games to aid motivation to exercise (eGAME) study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Maddison, Ralph ^a   Foley, Louise ^a   Ni Mhurchu, Cliona ^a   Jull, Andrew ^a   Jiang, Yannan ^a   Prapavessis, Harry ^b   Rodgers, Anthony ^c   Vander Hoorn, Stephen ^a   Hohepa, Maea ^d   Schaaf, David ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d PO Box 2251   (New Zealand)

^e Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC GAME; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY EFFECT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MONITORING; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET RECORDS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PILOT PROJECTS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 67650945288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-146     Document Type: Article

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