Evaluation of a Serious Game Aimed at Improving Mental Health in Youth.

NCT ID: NCT04608578

Last Updated: 2021-12-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

3000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-26

Study Completion Date

2021-03-15

Brief Summary

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The main goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a serious game aimed at improving mental health in teenagers aged 12-16 years old. This will test the effectiveness by studying the effect on emotion regulation strategies, coping strategies, the presence of cognitive errors and suicidal ideation. Participants will also be asked to evaluate the game. The study is a cluster-randomized controlled trial conducted in secondary schools in Flanders.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mental Health

Keywords

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Suicide Prevention Universal Suicide Prevention Serious Game

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Caregivers

Study Groups

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Intervention group

The intervention group gain access to the game after filling in the baseline online questionnaire. The participants are asked to play at least two characters in the game. They have two weeks to play the game.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Silver

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A serious game to improve mental health in youth

Control group

Waitlist control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Silver

A serious game to improve mental health in youth

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Dutch speaking
* having access to a smartphone or tablet

Exclusion Criteria

* not being part of the selected classes in the participating schools
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Ghent

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gwendolyn Portzky, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Ghent

Locations

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De!Kunsthumaniora

Antwerp, , Belgium

Site Status

KA Beveren

Beveren, , Belgium

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VTI Brugge

Bruges, , Belgium

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GO! Atheneum Denderleeuw

Denderleeuw, , Belgium

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Kunsthumaniora Sint-Lucas

Ghent, , Belgium

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Humaniora Kindsheid Jesu

Hasselt, , Belgium

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Middenschool Kindsheid Jesu

Hasselt, , Belgium

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GO! Atheneum Heist

Heist-op-den-Berg, , Belgium

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RHIZO Hotelschool

Kortrijk, , Belgium

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RHIZO Lyceum OLV Vlaanderen

Kortrijk, , Belgium

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GO! Campus Redingenhof Leuven

Leuven, , Belgium

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GO! Atheneum Ninove

Ninove, , Belgium

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De Burgerschool

Roeselare, , Belgium

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PITO Stabroek

Stabroek, , Belgium

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Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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BC - 07288

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id