LEVEL UP: Video Games for Activity in Breast Cancer Survivors

Exclusion Criteria

• •Chemotherapy or radiation treatment in the past six months
• •Surgery in the past six months
• •Evidence of disease recurrence
• •Unable to read and understand English
• •Unable to see a TV screen from several feet away
• •Unable to find transportation to the study location
• •No Internet access in the home (only for intervention portion of the study)
• •Participant is active (60 minutes of moderate-vigorous intensity activity per week or more)
• •BMI is under 18.5 kg/m2 or over 40 kg/m2
• •Participant reports psychological issues that would interfere with study completion. Examples will be provided to illustrate potential psychological issues, such as dementia or schizophrenia.
• •Inadequate performance on Senior Fitness Test, indicating inability to engage in video game exercise procedures (total score \< 9 out of 12)
• •Report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, loss of consciousness, etc. on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), unless cleared by their physician
• •Unable to walk, jump, and jog as may be required by some games (self-report)
• •Report current symptoms of alcohol or substance dependence
• •Plans to move away from the Galveston-Houston area or to be out of town for more than 1 week during the study period
• •Unwillingness to report drugs taken for comorbidities such as hypertension or diabetes
• •Stroke, hip fracture, hip or knee replacement, or spinal surgery in the past 6 months
• •Report a history of orthopedic complications that would prevent optimal participation in the physical activities prescribed (e.g., heel spurs, severe arthritis)
• •Clinical judgment concerning safety
• •Currently participating in a physical activity or weight program/research study
• •Currently pregnant or nursing
• •No TV is available in the participant's home
• •Currently on a weight loss diet or has lost more than 5% body weight in the previous 6 months
• •Current smoker
• •Game console to be used in the study is already available in the home
• •Another member of the household is a participant or staff member on this trial