Real Risks of the Online World

NCT04714034 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 2020-0154510001C_192814
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 229
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Development and validation of questionnaire/scale to assess problematic online dating app (ODA) use in a sub-cohort of the SwissPrEPared cohort study (validation sample: n=229). Longitudinal design to assess the association of problematic ODA use and sexual/mental health and substance use outcomes. No randomised trial, only 1 cohort which will be stratified according to severity/risk of problematic ODA use.

Conditions

Sexual Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Develop and validate a scale measuring problematic online dating app (ODA) use

  Scale development and validation will follow the FDA guidance for patient-reported outcomes and recommendations on questionnaire research. Preliminary testing, pilot-testing, and validation will be conducted in participants from the SwissPrEPared Study

  single measurement (one day per participant)

• Associated mental, sexual health and substance use outcomes of problematic ODA use

  Evaluate the association of problematic ODA use with: Sexual health outcomes (incident cases of STI, such as syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia, or HIV), over 6 months Mental health outcomes: prevalence of psychiatric disorders, measured at baseline and 12 months, using validated questionnaires Substance use outcomes: Lifetime, 12-month, 3-month prevalence and frequency rates

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

HIV-negative SwissPrePared participants who are active Online Dating App (ODA) users

Diagnostic Test: to develop and validate a scale measuring problematic online dating app (ODA) use in sexual minorities

Interventions

to develop and validate a scale measuring problematic online dating app (ODA) use in sexual minorities DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Qualitative part: scale development and validation with testing in 3 different participant samples, i.e. preliminary testing (n=10), pilot testing (n=30-60), validation (n=300). Quantitative part: longitudinal part conducted in the validation sample of the qualitative study part (n=300) with the aim to evaluate the association of scores in the problematic ODA use scale with sexual health and mental health outcomes.

HIV-negative SwissPrePared participants who are active Online Dating App (ODA) users

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

HIV-negative SwissPrEPared participants (≥ 18 years old) who are active online dating app users.

You may qualify if:

• currently engaging in online dating (i.e., using applications/websites with the aim to meet potential relationship or sexual partners or having used them actively in the past 12 months)
• Participating in the SwissPrEPared study at center Checkpoint Zurich
• German speaking

You may not qualify if:

• \- Potential participants will be excluded if they are unable to follow study procedures.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Zurich: lead
• University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich: collaborator
• Center for Forensic Hair Analysis, Zurich: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8001, Switzerland

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 13, 2020
• First Posted: January 19, 2021
• Study Start: September 23, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2022
• Study Completion: July 31, 2024
• Last Updated: January 31, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CH (1)