Improving Oral Health With Serious Games
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 161
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Self-Efficacy
研究概览
简要总结
This study investigated if computer games can be effective at changing the way children take care of their teeth. We a museum exhibit with 3D virtual reality games called "Attack of the S. Mutans!" Our hypothesis was that children who played the games and visited the exhibit would show improved attitudes about oral health, which would translate into improved brushing and self-care habits.
In this randomized controlled study with school children aged 8-12, we compared the outcomes for three groups: Group 1) Visited Attack of the S. Mutans!; Group 2) Experienced a hands-on classroom presentation about virtual reality being used for healthcare; Group 3) Received no-treatment.
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
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 8 Years 至 12 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •For participation in the study, enrollment criteria are as follows: 1) a dentist's diagnosis of tooth decay, or restorative dental work in the previous year; and 2) Parents or guardians provide usable baseline data, including contact information for follow-up questionnaires.
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Video Game Treatment
This group received the AOTSM game experience followed by additional oral health information. They did not receive any follow-up treatment after the exhibit.
干预措施: Attack of the S. Mutans (Other)
Video Game Treatment Plus Follow-Up
Children assigned to the Treatment-Plus conditions not only had the Attack of the S. Mutans video game experience, but also gained access to an educational website that reinforced the exhibit's teachings two months later. These students received a special login and password in the mail and were instructed to visit the site before completing their next questionnaire.
干预措施: Attack of the S. Mutans (Other)
Control
Instead of playing Attack of the S. Mutans!, children in the control group attended a 90 minute classroom session about virtual reality applications for relieving pain and for therapy. This content was unrelated to oral health.
干预措施: SnowWorld (Other)
Video Game Treatment Plus Follow-Up
Children assigned to the Treatment-Plus conditions not only had the Attack of the S. Mutans video game experience, but also gained access to an educational website that reinforced the exhibit's teachings two months later. These students received a special login and password in the mail and were instructed to visit the site before completing their next questionnaire.
干预措施: Follow-up (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Self-Efficacy
时间窗: 8 months post treatment
Follow-up surveys were conducted at 3 points after the intervention for all groups. The survey included questions about the children's attitudes (self-efficacy) toward oral health and taking care of their teeth. Surveys were paper-pencil self-reports from both parents and children. Items were drawn from Morowatisharifabad and Shirazi, (2007) and adapted for ease of understanding for English speaking children.
次要结局
- Self-care behavior(8 months post treatment)
研究者
Jacqueline E. Pickrell
Acting Assistant Professor, Oral Health Sciences
University of Washington