Reducing Eye Strain and Anxiety Using a Digital Intervention During Online Learning Class Recess Among Children at Home: A Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT ID: NCT04309097
Last Updated: 2020-05-12
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
954 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-03-16
2020-03-29
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Recess represents an essential scheduled period in a school day for psychological and physical relaxation. During the unusual period of home confinement, many schools have already issued physical activity requirement and policy recommending recess and physical activity breaks. However, recess could be easily skipped by students during online learning at home.
Mobile health intervention offers a potential opportunity for capitalizing on digital technology as a feasible modality to encourage recess activities, especially in regions where social distancing is implemented as an emergency measure. The primary aim of the current study is to conduct a cluster-randomized control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel digital intervention during recess in reducing anxiety and digital eye strain compared to usual care among Chinese children during the period of home confinement.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Digital intervention
Participants will have access to a live-streaming App that offers Recess and Exercise Advocate Program (REAP).
Digital intervention
REAP is a live-streaming platform that allows users to shoot short videos or photos related to their physical exercise or eye relaxation (e.g., staring out of the window) using their smartphones. The app has been optimised to be used with the iPhone or Android.
When taking a online course recess, students will have access to the REAP platform that allows them to watch stay-at-home workout videos developed by exercise physiologists. Students will then be asked to create their own workout videos/photos and upload them to the live-streaming platform. When upload is completed, students will receive instant motivational messages to increase their engagement with the program.
Information-only intervention
Participants will have access to health information only.
Information-only intervention
Participants will have access to online health information and stay-at-home workout videos.
Interventions
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Digital intervention
REAP is a live-streaming platform that allows users to shoot short videos or photos related to their physical exercise or eye relaxation (e.g., staring out of the window) using their smartphones. The app has been optimised to be used with the iPhone or Android.
When taking a online course recess, students will have access to the REAP platform that allows them to watch stay-at-home workout videos developed by exercise physiologists. Students will then be asked to create their own workout videos/photos and upload them to the live-streaming platform. When upload is completed, students will receive instant motivational messages to increase their engagement with the program.
Information-only intervention
Participants will have access to online health information and stay-at-home workout videos.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Students under home confinement and enrolled in online learning courses, during the COVID-19 outbreak
Exclusion Criteria
* Mental Retardation
* Psychotic Disorders and Schizophrenia
* Mania or Hypomania disorders
* Suicidal behavior and/or acute plan that require higher level of care
* Participation in psychotherapy
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Sun Yat-sen University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Yingfeng Zheng
Professor
Locations
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Secondary schools
Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China
Countries
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References
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Wang G, Zhang Y, Zhao J, Zhang J, Jiang F. Mitigate the effects of home confinement on children during the COVID-19 outbreak. Lancet. 2020 Mar 21;395(10228):945-947. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30547-X. Epub 2020 Mar 4. No abstract available.
Segui Mdel M, Cabrero-Garcia J, Crespo A, Verdu J, Ronda E. A reliable and valid questionnaire was developed to measure computer vision syndrome at the workplace. J Clin Epidemiol. 2015 Jun;68(6):662-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.01.015. Epub 2015 Jan 28.
Forrest CB, Meltzer LJ, Marcus CL, de la Motte A, Kratchman A, Buysse DJ, Pilkonis PA, Becker BD, Bevans KB. Development and validation of the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Disturbance and Sleep-Related Impairment item banks. Sleep. 2018 Jun 1;41(6). doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsy054.
Spence SH. A measure of anxiety symptoms among children. Behav Res Ther. 1998 May;36(5):545-66. doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00034-5.
Zheng Y, Wang W, Zhong Y, Wu F, Zhu Z, Tham YC, Lamoureux E, Xiao L, Zhu E, Liu H, Jin L, Liang L, Luo L, He M, Morgan I, Congdon N, Liu Y. A Peer-to-Peer Live-Streaming Intervention for Children During COVID-19 Homeschooling to Promote Physical Activity and Reduce Anxiety and Eye Strain: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 30;23(4):e24316. doi: 10.2196/24316.
Other Identifiers
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2020KYPJ045
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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