Digital Health Game as an Intervention Supporting Tobacco-related Health Literacy in Early Adolescents

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking Prevention

• Registration Number: NCT02717910
• Lead Sponsor: University of Turku

Brief Summary

This feasibility study evaluates acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a digital health game as an intervention supporting tobacco-related health literacy in 10- to 13-year-old early adolescents. One third of the study participants will receive the health game, on third a web page with similar content and one third will act as a control group without intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-03
• Study First Submitted: 2016-03-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-03-18
• Study First Posted: 2016-03-24
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study Completion: 2016-06
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-25
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 151

Inclusion Criteria

• Goes to school at 4th, 5th or 6th grade
• Understands and can communicate either in Finnish, Swedish or English
• Has daily access to either a smart phone or tablet computer during free time

Exclusion Criteria

• Takes part to specialized education

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in anti-smoking self-efficacy	At baseline and at 2 weeks	Assessed with Anti-smoking self-efficacy scale (ASSES)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in tobacco use-related motives questionnaire scores	At baseline and at 2 weeks	Assessed with a 4 point likert-scale questionnaire
Self-assessed interest towards the intervention	At 2 weeks	Assessed with a 4 point likert-scale questionnaire
Change in smoking outcome expectations	At baseline and at 2 weeks	Assessed with Smoking Outcome Expectation scale (SOES)
Actual use of the intervention	During 2 weeks period	Actual use of the intervention is tracked with log files
Change in attitudes towards tobacco use questionnaire scores	At baseline and at 2 weeks	Assessed with a 4 point likert-scale questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Primary schools (n=6); 🇫🇮 Three cities, Southwest Finland, Finland

Primary schools (n=6)

🇫🇮Three cities, Southwest Finland, Finland