Acceptability of Video Games to Promote Asthma Education and Self-management in Children

NCT03613675 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019-2075
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 5
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Asthma is a chronic lung disease affecting over 800,000 Canadian children. Knowing how to avoid asthma triggers, to take care of one's health, and to know when and why to do one's treatment can help prevent asthma crises, and have a better quality of life. Games in health can make the management of asthma easier by helping the child better understand his condition, his triggers, and manage his asthma by himself. Games also offer a personalized experience, where players can receive feedback about their learning. However, few studies explored the use of games in childhood asthma. This study will test 4 games for children with asthma. Through different characters and scenarios, the goals of the games are to help the child with asthma to better recognize and manage his asthma triggers and symptoms. The objectives of this study are:

• Evaluate the acceptability of these games in children with asthma
• Gather feedback on the games to guide future development

Conditions

Asthma

Keywords

video games

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Gaming experience, relevance for end-user, and areas of improvement of the games

  This is a qualitative outcome which includes the quality of the interface as assessed by the player, the gaming experience, its relevance for the end-user, and areas of improvement. This will be assessed through a questionnaire and a focus group.

  Immediately after playing the games (same day)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Asthma knowledge

  Immediately after playing the games (same day)

Study Arms (1)

Video games

EXPERIMENTAL

All participants will be asked to play 4 video games.

Device: Video games

Interventions

Video games DEVICE

The 4 videos games consists of: * Asthmonaut, a desktop game in which the child navigates through different scenarios and interacts with nine characters to learn about asthma symptoms and management (30 minutes) * Lung Launcher, a mobile game in which the character encounters different asthma triggers (customizable to the child) and the child has to find the correct preventive method to address each trigger (4 minutes) * Asthma Heroes, a desktop game where the player interacts with several characters to learn about their symptoms, treatment and context, and collects objects to help them manage their asthma (30 minutes) * Bloïd, a mobile game where the player uses a pressure sensor as an input device to guide a spacecraft and destroy meteorites in its path (4 minutes).

Video games

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• aged 8-12 years inclusively
• with physician-diagnosed asthma
• who are on a daily controller medication
• who understand French or English.

You may not qualify if:

• chronic respiratory conditions other than asthma
• cardiovascular diseases
• neuromuscular disorders
• developmental delay.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• St. Justine's Hospital: lead
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): collaborator
• Concordia University, Montreal: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

CHU Sainte-Justine

Montreal, Quebec, H3T1C5, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: DEVICE FEASIBILITY
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professor, pediatric respirologist

Model Details: Participants will be asked to play 4 video games on asthma.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 27, 2018
• First Posted: August 3, 2018
• Study Start: January 15, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 10, 2019
• Study Completion: March 10, 2019
• Last Updated: October 28, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)