Effectiveness of exergame on physical fitness of overweight adolescents: a clinical trial

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https://doi.org/10.62827/fb.v25i2.3b54

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Adolescent; overweight; pediatric obesity; respiratory function test; cardiorespiratory fitness.

Abstract

Objective: To verify the effects of physical exercise using a gamified exergame on pulmonary function and cardiorespiratory fitness of adolescents with overweight in their school environment. Methods: This controlled clinical trial was conducted in two schools. Adolescents aged 10-16 years with overweight or obesity were eligible. Control group received physical education classes and orientations provided by school. Intervention group performed physical exercise using the exergame associated with gamification in school, with four adolescents per group, three times per week during eight consecutive weeks. For gamification, the performance was scored every week, generating a weekly classification and a final at the end of the study. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed indirectly using the maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) from the 20-meter shuttle run test. Pulmonary function was assessed using manovacuometry and spirometry. Results: Intervention and control groups were composed of 36 and 27 adolescents, respectively. Adolescents that performed the exergame presented lower forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) and higher FEV1/FVC ratio than the control group. Intervention group increased FEV1 (p = 0.041) and maximal expiratory pressure (PEmax) (p = 0.009), decreased body mass index (BMI) (p < 0.001), and improved VO2max (p = 0.007), compared to baseline. Control group increased FEV1 (p = 0.021), FVC (p = 0.014), and FEV1/FVC ratio (p = 0.033) and decreased BMI (p < 0.001), compared to baseline. Conclusion: Exergame improved pulmonary function, and intragroup analysis showed the gamified exergame improved pulmonary function, nutritional status, and cardiorespiratory fitness.

Author Biographies

  • Tatianne Moura Estrela Gusmão, UNIFACISA/IMIP

    Fisioterapeuta formada pela Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB). Mestre em Saúde Pública pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação de Mestrado em Saúde Pública da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB). Doutora em Saúde Integral pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Materno Infantil do IMIP, PE. Professora do Centro universitário Unifacisa e Fisioterapeuta Concursada da Fundação PBSAÚDE no Hospital de Trauma de Campina Grande, PB, Brasil 

  • Carla Campos Muniz Medeiros, UEPB

    Médica formada pela Universidade Estadual de Pernambuco, mestre em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas e doutora em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Atualmente é professora Doutora Associada da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), PB, Brasil 

  • Francisco Renato Silva Ferreira, UNILEÃO

    Mestre em Ensino em Saúde pelo Centro Universitário Dr. Leão Sampaio (MePESa/UNILEÃO). Especialista em Docência do Ensino Superior pela Faculdades Integradas de Patos (FIP). Especialista em Educação Especial e Treinamento Desportivo pela Faculdade Dom Alberto (DOM ALBERTO). Especialista em Educação Especial/ Educação Inclusiva/ Altas Habilidades pela Faculdade de Venda Nova do Imigrante (FAVENI). Especialista em Personal Trainer e Educação Física Escolar pela Faculdade de Venda Nova do Imigrante (FAVENI). Especialista em Gestão Escolar pela Faculdade de Venda Nova do Imigrante (FAVENI). Especialista em Psicopedagogia Institucional e Clínica pelo Centro Universitário Faveni (UNIFAVENI). Graduação Bacharelado em Educação Física pelo Centro de Ensino Superior de Piracanjuba EIRELI (FACULDADE DE PIRACANJUBA -FAP). Graduação-Licenciatura em Educação Física pelo Centro Universitário Doutor Leão Sampaio (UNILEÃO). Graduação Licenciatura em Pedagogia pelo Centro Universitário Faveni (UNIFAVENI). Atualmente é Diretor Administrativo da Rede Municipal de Educação de Juazeiro do Norte, CE (SEDUC/JN). Experiência profissional com formação e capacitação na área de Educação Adaptada e Inclusiva, com ênfase em Atividades Adaptadas através da integração de grupos especiais de Pessoas com Deficiência. Conselheiro no Conselho Municipal de Educação de Juazeiro do Norte (CME/JN). Pesquisador do Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Estudos e Extensão da Educação Inclusiva e Violência (LIEVI/UNILEÃO). Pesquisador Voluntário do Grupo de Pesquisa sobre Contemporaneidade, Subjetividade e Novas Epistemologias (G-PENSE/UPE), Recife, PE, Brasil 

  • José Figueroa Natal, IMIP

    Bacharelato em Matemática pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, mestre em em Estatística pela Washington University e em Análise de Sistemas e Aplicações pelo Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais, Doutor em Saúde Materno Infantil pelo Programa de Pós Graduação em Saúde Materno Infantil do Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP-PE).  Atualmente é Professor de Bioestatística do IMIP, Recife, PE, Brasil 

  • Danielle Franklin de Carvalho, UEPB

    Farmacêutica com habilitação em Análises Clínicas (UEPB), Mestre em Saúde Coletiva (UEPB) e Doutora em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Professora Associada e Coordenadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), João Pessoa, PB, Brasil 

  • Thacira Dantas Almeida Ramos, IMIP/UNIFACISA

    Médica formada pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Mestre em Saúde Pública pela Universidade Estadual da Paraíba e Doutora em Saúde Integral pelo Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), atualmente é Professora e Preceptora em Cirurgia do Centro Universitário UNIFACISA de Campina Grande, PB e da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG), Campina Grande, PB, Brasil 

  • João Guilherme Bezerra Alves, IMIP/UNIFACISA

    Médico Formado pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Residência Médica em Pediatra pelo Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Mestrado em Pediatria pela UFPE e Doutorado em Medicina. Coordenador do programa de Pós-Graduação do IMIP, Recife, PE, Brasil

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2024-06-27

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Effectiveness of exergame on physical fitness of overweight adolescents: a clinical trial. (2024). Fisioterapia Brasil, 25(2), 1285-1300. https://doi.org/10.62827/fb.v25i2.3b54

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