Gamification

4 papers2 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

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Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

On aging: the drug’s trials ARN judged to be about aging, of every trial that tests it for any use.

No results posted: trials that ended more than a year ago with no results on ClinicalTrials.gov and no paper in ARN’s record.

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1 lab in 1 country

Human trial1
Humans1

Outcomes

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity

upin humans1

1 study

Gamification increases moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in humans (+16, 95% CI 4 to 29, P =0.01).
“Gamification also increased weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity more than control (intervention period: +16, 95% CI 4 to 29, P =0.01”
Human trialBlack and Hispanic breast and prostate cancer survivors who had received cardiotoxic therapy24 weeksn = 150
Behaviorally-Designed Gamification Increases Physical Activity Among Breast and Prostate Cancer Survivors: The ALLSTAR Randomized Clinical Trial
AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 abstract3 Nov 2025

More on Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity

Daily step count

upin humans1

1 study

Gamification increases daily step count in humans (+770, 95% CI 217 to 1323, P = 0.006).
“Compared with controls, gamification participants had a significantly greater increase from baseline in mean daily steps during the intervention period (+770, 95% CI 217 to 1323, P = 0.006)”
Human trialBlack and Hispanic breast and prostate cancer survivors who had received cardiotoxic therapy24 weeksn = 150
Behaviorally-Designed Gamification Increases Physical Activity Among Breast and Prostate Cancer Survivors: The ALLSTAR Randomized Clinical Trial
AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 abstract3 Nov 2025