Testing the effect of digital secondary school resources for informed health choices among secondary school students in Rwanda.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Critical thinking about health

• Registration Number: PACTR202203880375077
• Lead Sponsor: Andrew David Oxman

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-02-15
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3276

Inclusion Criteria

Schools
•Public, private and government aided schools
•Schools with electricity
•Schools using national competence-based curriculum
•Schools with lower secondary school section
•Schools with computers
• Schools with projectors and Internet connection
•Schools with over 100 students
•Schools with over 10 teachers
•School directors consenting for the school to participate

Students
•Senior two students

Teachers
•Teachers teaching one of the following subjects: Biology and Health sciences, Physics, Chemistry and
Mathematics
•Teachers who have smartphone/computer
•Teachers consenting to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Schools
•School that participated in the user testing and pilot of digital resources
•International schools
•Schools that provide special needs education
•Schools that are difficult to reach i.e those with an estimated travel time of more than four hours from
Kigali
Students
•Students who choose not to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome measure is the difference between the intervention and control schools in the proportion of children with a passing score.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The mean difference in the score (percent of correct answers) for the 18 questions that assess the students’ ability to apply the nine concepts covered by the be smart about your health secondary school resources;The difference in the proportion of students with a score indicating mastery of the concepts covered by the be smart about your health secondary school resources;The difference in the proportion of students that answered both questions correctly for each of the nine concepts covered by the be smart about your health secondary school resources;The difference in intended behaviours and self-efficacy;The difference in scores on standardised national examinations.;The difference in the proportion of teachers with a passing score and a mastery score, and the mean difference in the score for teachers