Implementation and Dissemination of an Evidence-Based Tobacco Product Use Prevention Videogame Intervention With Adolescents

NCT03815591 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2000023070
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 560
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To examine the effects on participants who play the smokeSCREEN game in that the game will have positive changes in their attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, intentions, behaviors and other outcomes related to smoking and tobacco products.

Conditions

Smoking Cessation; Smoking

Keywords

smoking; tobacco; e-cigarettes; flavored tobacco

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• Changes in beliefs

  Participants completed a pre-survey through a secured, data collection website (LimeSurvey Data Collection Software), after they have played the videogame intervention. Fourteen questions were designed from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (2014)13 that focused on beliefs about cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and flavored tobacco were used for the survey. For beliefs, questions had 4-5 choices ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree or definitely yes to definitely not, or 5 responses ranging from unlikely to very likely.

  baseline

• Changes in beliefs

  Participants completed a post-survey through a secured, data collection website (LimeSurvey Data Collection Software), after they have played the videogame intervention. Fourteen questions were designed from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (2014)13 that focused on beliefs about cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and flavored tobacco were used for the survey. For beliefs, questions had 4-5 choices ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree or definitely yes to definitely not, or 5 responses ranging from unlikely to very likely.

  immediately after game play is completed

• Change in knowledge

  Participants completed a pre-survey through a secured, data collection website (LimeSurvey Data Collection Software), played the videogame intervention. Fourteen questions were designed from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (2014)13 that focused on knowledge about cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and flavored tobacco were used for the surveys. For knowledge, questions had 3 response choices (yes, not, and not sure).

  Baseline

• Change in knowledge

  Participants completed a post-survey through a secured, data collection website (LimeSurvey Data Collection Software), played the videogame intervention. Fourteen questions were designed from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (2014)13 that focused on knowledge about cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and flavored tobacco were used for the surveys. For knowledge, questions had 3 response choices (yes, not, and not sure).

  immediately after game play is completed

• Change in intentions

  Participants will complete a pre-survey through a secured, data collection website (LimeSurvey Data Collection Software), immediately before playing the videogame intervention. Survey questions, adapted from the National Youth and Tobacco Use Survey (FDA, 2018), will assess participants' intention of using cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and flavored tobacco. For questions assessing participants' intention of using tobacco products, response options range from definitely not to definitely yes (4 choices).

  Baseline

• Change in behaviors

  Participants will complete a pre-survey through a secured, data collection website (LimeSurvey Data Collection Software), immediately before playing the videogame intervention. Survey questions, adapted from the National Youth and Tobacco Use Survey (FDA, 2018), will assess participants' intention of using cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and flavored tobacco. For questions assessing participants' intention of using tobacco products, response options range from definitely not to definitely yes (4 choices).

  Immediately after gameplay is completed

• Changes in social norms

  Participants will complete a pre-survey through a secured, data collection website (LimeSurvey Data Collection Software), immediately before playing the videogame intervention. Survey questions, adapted from the National Youth and Tobacco Use Survey (FDA, 2018), will assess participants' social norms surrounding the use of cigarettes, ecigarettes, and flavored tobacco. Questions assessing the number of friends/peers who use tobacco products will range from 0 to 4 (including an "I don't know" option). Questions, such as "How would your best friends act toward you if you smoked cigarettes," have response options ranging from very unfriendly to very friendly (4 choices).

  Baseline

• Changes in social norms

  Participants will complete a pre-survey through a secured, data collection website (LimeSurvey Data Collection Software), immediately before playing the videogame intervention. Survey questions, adapted from the National Youth and Tobacco Use Survey (FDA, 2018), will assess participants' social norms surrounding the use of cigarettes, ecigarettes, and flavored tobacco. Questions assessing the number of friends/peers who use tobacco products will range from 0 to 4 (including an "I don't know" option). Questions, such as "How would your best friends act toward you if you smoked cigarettes," have response options ranging from very unfriendly to very friendly (4 choices).

  Immediately after gameplay is completed

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Gameplay satisfaction: post-test survey

  immediately after game play is completed

Study Arms (1)

adolescents between ages of 10-16

EXPERIMENTAL

Adolescents given a pre-post survey to measure the effect of the game and building that into the smokeSCREEN video game to anonymously collect information on players' perspectives, beliefs, attitudes, intentions, social norms, and behaviors around tobacco use, and collaborating with youth programs to pilot test how the game can be implemented in real world settings.

Device: smokeSCREEN web-based game

Interventions

smokeSCREEN web-based game DEVICE

smokeSCREEN tobacco use reduction/prevention web-based game. The game has 1.5-2 hours of unique game play and focuses on combustible cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and flavored tobacco products. Guided by the social cognitive theory and the theory of planned behavior, smokeSCREEN addresses a range of challenges that teens often face involving peer pressure and the use of tobacco products. Participants are provided access to the smokeSCREEN game through a private, password-protected website link and instructed to complete the game.

adolescents between ages of 10-16

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Anyone with a userID and password.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yale University: lead

Study Sites (1)

play2PREVENT Lab at the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games

New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking Cessation; Smoking; Vaping

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Lynn Fiellin, MD

  Yale University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2019
• First Posted: January 24, 2019
• Study Start: February 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2021
• Study Completion: December 31, 2021
• Last Updated: April 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Locations

US (1)