A Postural Study Comparing Sitting on the Floor Versus Sitting in a Chair While Playing Video Games.
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Purpose
To determine if sitting in a chair or sitting on the floor lends itself to better posture while playing video games.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Scoliosis |
Other: Time to fatigue |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Basic Science |
| Official Title: | A Postural Analysis of Children Playing Video Games Sitting on the Floor vs. Sitting in a Chair: A Randomised Controlled Trial |
- Posture Control of Head Position, Shoulder Position and Back Position [ Time Frame: 5 minute ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Forward Head Position (FHP), Rounded Shoulder Position (RSP), and Thoracic spine (T/s)-Lumbar spine (L/s) positions were scored. Subscale scores of 0-3 for each FHP, RSP, and T/s L/s position were obtained. Score 0 was a perfect posture score, Score 1 was 0-1 inches out of alignment. Score 2 was 1-2 inches out of alignment. Score 3 was 2-3 inches out of alignment. Subscale scores were combined for a total score with a minimum value of 0 and a maximum value of 9. 0 being a perfect posture score, 9 being the worst postural score.
| Enrollment: | 56 |
| Study Start Date: | July 2010 |
| Study Completion Date: | December 2010 |
| Primary Completion Date: | August 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Sitting in a chair
Sitting in a chair with back support and feet flat on the ground
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Other: Time to fatigue
5 minutes while playing video games
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Sitting on the Floor
Sitting on the floor without back support, crossed leg style
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Other: Time to fatigue
5 minutes while playing video games
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Detailed Description:
Upon completion of the parental consent form, each test subject will be instructed to flip a two-sided coin to determine the sitting position of the test subject. If the flip reveals a "heads", the child will be instructed to sit in a chair; chairs will be appropriately sized to allow the child to rest his/her feet on the ground. If the flip reveals a "tails", the child will be instructed to sit on a small carpet piece that measures 2-feet by 2-feet. Each test subject will be taken to their gaming station which will sit approximately 8 feet away from a 55-inch flat screen television that will be on a 30-inch table and handed a wireless controller. Two gaming stations will be available with one featuring the game Lego Batman and the other featuring Lego Indiana Jones with both gaming stations testing simultaneously. The test subjects will be told they can play for 5 minutes with a Physical Therapist at each station to monitor and record the test subjects' positioning.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 5 Years to 15 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- English and Spanish Speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-english or non-spanish speaking
Contacts and Locations| United States, California | |
| Best Buy Electronics | |
| Bakersfield, California, United States, 93312 | |
| Principal Investigator: | William B Monroe, DPT, OCS | Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy |
| Principal Investigator: | Erin P Pandol, MPT, OCS | Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy |
More Information
Additional Information:
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Willam Brian Monroe, Physical Therapist, Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01163955 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | Protocol 10-90 |
| Study First Received: | July 15, 2010 |
| Results First Received: | June 2, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | October 25, 2011 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy:
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Posture analysis Video gaming Forward Head Position Rounded Shoulder Position Spine Posture |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Scoliosis Spinal Curvatures Spinal Diseases Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013