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2020 · Letter · European journal of pediatrics

Incorrect design and analysis render conclusion unsubstantiated: comment on "A digital movement in the world of inactive children: favourable outcomes of playing active video games in a pilot randomized trial"

Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo; Colby J Vorland; Lehana Thabane; J Michael Oakes; Ethan T Hunt; Andrew W Brown; David B Allison

Challenges the design and analysis supporting claims about an active-video-game intervention in inactive children.

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pediatrics · physical-activity · clinical-trials

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  • Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo: School of Public Health, Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA. lgolzarr@indiana.edu. · ORCID 0000-0002-1221-6701
  • Colby J Vorland: School of Public Health, Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Lehana Thabane: Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.; Biostatistics Unit, St Joseph Healthcare-Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
  • J Michael Oakes: School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  • Ethan T Hunt: Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
  • Andrew W Brown: School of Public Health, Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • David B Allison: School of Public Health, Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.

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