Study Protocol for a Peer-led Web-based Intervention to Promote Safe Usage of Dating Applications Amongst Young Adults: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 578
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Self Efficacy: This Will be Measured by the General Self Efficacy Scale
研究概览
简要总结
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a program in promoting the safe usage of dating applications amongst young adults in Hong Kong. One group will receive the program regarding dating applications and the other group will receive a placebo program regarding health and exercise.
详细描述
Dating applications are a popular platform to meet new people; however, they have been associated with risks such as unsafe sexual behavior and privacy concerns in young adults.
The study design is an open-labeled cluster randomized controlled trial with an intervention and a placebo control arm. The intervention group will receive a web-based intervention developed through focus group discussions, crowdsourcing contest, and a Peer-Vetted Creative Production (PVCP) workshop comprising of four short videos, a risk assessment tool, and a scenario game. The control group will receive a web-based resource with similar multimedia elements on health and exercise.
Based on the Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills (IMB) Model, the primary outcome of this study is self-efficacy in using dating applications measured by the General Self Efficacy Scale. Secondary outcomes include change in attitudes regarding risk perception measured by the Risk Propensity Scale and depression symptoms.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 17 Years 至 27 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •17-27 years old
- •Able to read and understand Chinese
排除标准
- •Have a physical impediment (e.g. blindness) to prevent them from accessing the content
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention - Dating application topic
The intervention will consist of four short videos with points of discussion, a scenario game, and a risk assessment tool regarding dating application usage.
干预措施: Intervention - Dating application topic (Behavioral)
Control - Health and exercise topic
The control will consist of four short videos with discussion points and an interaction game regarding exercise and healthy living tips.
干预措施: Control - Health and exercise topic (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Self Efficacy: This Will be Measured by the General Self Efficacy Scale
时间窗: 8 months
The primary outcome will be the self-efficacy on the safe usage of dating. applications among young adults in Hong Kong. This will be measured by the General Self Efficacy Scale. The General Self Efficacy Scale is a 10-item scale (with 4 level Likert scale ranging from "not true at all" to "exactly true") measuring one's self-belief in completing certain tasks or overcoming difficulties. The total score is calculated by finding the sum of all items with the total score ranging between 10 and 40, with a higher score indicating a higher level of self efficacy.
次要结局
- Risk Taking Tendencies Will be Measured by the The Risk Propensity Scale.(8 month)
- Depression Symptoms Will be Measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2).(8 month)