Promoting Early Adolescent Non-smoking With a Game Intervention Supporting Self-efficacy

NCT05290103 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PEANS2022
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 781
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This intervention study evaluates the effectiveness of a digital game intervention supporting smoking refusal self-efficacy among early adolescents (10-13 y). The participants are randomly allocated to two groups: the experimental group that receives the digital game intervention, and the control group that receives no intervention.

Conditions

Self Efficacy; Smoking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in smoking refusal self-efficacy

  Assessed with a smoking refusal self-efficacy scale (scores 6-24; higher scores indicate stronger smoking refusal self-efficacy).

  At baseline, at 2 weeks, and at 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in sources of refusal self-efficacy related to tobacco use

  At baseline, at 2 weeks, and at 3 months

• Change in motivation to decline tobacco use in the future

  At baseline, at 2 weeks, and at 3 months

Study Arms (2)

Game intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this arm will receive the game intervention including 15-30 minutes of digital health game playing at school and 2 weeks of free usage of the game during free time and a 30-minute debriefing session with a researcher.

Behavioral: Game intervention

No intervention

NO INTERVENTION

The participants in this arm will receive no intervention.

Interventions

Game intervention BEHAVIORAL

Game intervention consists of 15-30 minutes digital health game playing at school and 2 weeks free usage of the digital health game during free time. In addition, after the 2 weeks period of game playing, 30-minute debriefing sessions with a research are held. The digital health game includes visualized elements with sound effects that aim at increasing understanding about the consequences of tobacco product use and supporting refusal skills. The health game includes different mini-games and also textual information. The debriefing sessions with a researcher include small group and group discussions about the themes presented in the game. A researcher leads and teachers facilitate the discussions. The debriefing sessions aim to connect the game experience with daily life situations.

Game intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 13 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Goes to school at 4th, 5th, or 6th grade
• Sufficient skills in Finnish or Swedish

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Turku: lead

Study Sites (1)

Primary schools (n=15)

Nine Cities, Finland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctoral candidate

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 10, 2022
• First Posted: March 22, 2022
• Study Start: February 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 5, 2022
• Study Completion: June 5, 2022
• Last Updated: May 10, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FI (1)