Expanded Game Squad for Neurodiverse Youth

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

23

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 6, 2018

Primary Completion Date

August 15, 2019

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2019

Conditions
Physical ActivityMental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse)Health BehaviorDevelopmental Disorder
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

NDGameSquad

The intervention will be delivered within participants' homes. Participants will be provided a gaming console and exergames. Participants will be encouraged to meet a goal of 60 minutes/day of MVPA for the duration of the intervention by playing the exergames at least three times per week and engaging in non-screen based physical activity on other days. Participants will receive a booklet that includes a curriculum for playing weekly challenges. Participants will wear a FitBit during their exergaming sessions. Participants and parents meet bi-weekly with a health coach via video-chat using the exergame console. Sessions will identify and encourage specific physical activity, healthy eating, and healthy sleep habits. At the school site, participants will receive additional check-ins, engagement support, and health curricula from classroom teachers during the first 10 weeks of the intervention.

Trial Locations (2)

02118

Boston Medical Center Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic, Boston

01945

Marblehead Public Schools, Marblehead

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

OTHER

collaborator

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

OTHER

collaborator

Boston Medical Center Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Marblehead Public Schools

UNKNOWN

lead

Merrimack College

OTHER

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