Metaverse-Based Healthy Life Program for Youth

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Healthy Nutrition; Health Risk Behaviors; Non Communicable Diseases; Health-Related Behavior; Physical Inactivity; Healthy Eating Index; Healthy Lifestyle; Stress, Emotional
• Interventions: Behavioral: MetaHealth Group; Behavioral: MobileHealth Group

• Registration Number: NCT05332886
• Lead Sponsor: Ayşegül İşler Dalgıç

Brief Summary

This study was planned within the scope of the call titled "Non-communicable diseases risk reduction in adolescence and youth (Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases - GACD)" with identity number HORIZON-HLTH-2022-DISEASE-07-03. The purpose of this project; is to determine the effect of the Metaverse-Based Healthy Life Program to be developed in the project to support youths in decreasing future risks of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and in gaining healthy lifestyle behaviors (HLBs).

Detailed Description

The project consists of three phases. Phase 1 Testing the content, quality, reliability, and usability of the "Metaverse-Based Healthy Life Program for Youth" to be developed within the scope of the project Phase 2 Identifying youth at high risk of chronic non-communicable diseases in the research population Phase 3 Evaluating the effect of "Metaverse-Based Healthy Life Program for Youth" implementation on inculcating healthy lifestyle behaviors in youth

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-03-24
• Status Verified: 2022-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-04-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-04-15
• Study First Posted: 2022-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2022-04-18
• Study Start: 2024-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-03-01
• Study Completion: 2025-05-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

• Being a university student in the project partner countries and not older than 24,
• Having a score of 130 or lower on the HLBS II in the first stage of the research,
• Determining that BMI ≥ 25-34.99 kg/m2 in the first stage of the research and
• Using a smartwatch during the research,
• Accepting to participate in the research voluntarily

Exclusion Criteria

• Having chronic diseases (asthma, diabetes, heart, kidney failure, hypertension, cancer, etc.)
• Those who have a drug that they use constantly
• Having a psychiatric diagnosis (depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.)
• Having a disease that prevents the use of metaverse (vertigo, vision, hearing, etc.)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
MetaHealth Group	MetaHealth Group	It is intervention group that aims to provide youth with healthy lifestyle behaviors by using metaverse technology.
MobileHealth Group	MobileHealth Group	It is comparator group that aims to provide youth with healthy lifestyle behaviors by using mobile application materials with digital health education will be given to the MobileHealth Group.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale II (HLBS II)	The HLBS II score will evaluate at sixth month	The HLBS II consists of 52 items in total and has 6 sub-factors. Sub-factors are spiritual growth, health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, interpersonal relationships, and stress management. All items on the scale are positive. The rating is in the form of a 4-point Likert. Never (1), sometimes (2), often (3), regularly (4). The lowest score for the whole scale is 52, and the highest score is 208. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale is 0.94.
International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF)	The IPAQ-SF score will evaluate at sixth month	The IPAQ-SF is a standardized questionnaire prepared to measure the physical activity of people between the ages of 15 and 65. In the survey, there are 7 questions in total in 4 separate sections about the activities that have been done for a minimum of 10 minutes in the last 7 days. The results obtained in the assessment are calculated as metabolic equivalent task (MET) - min/week.
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-SF)	The PANAS-SF score will evaluate at sixth month	The PANAS-SF is a self-report questionnaire that consists of two 10-item scales to measure both positive and negative affect. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aysegul ISLER DALGIC; 🇹🇷 Antalya, Konyaaltı, Turkey