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

University of Turku781 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

781

Conditions

Self Efficacy Smoking

Interventions

Game interventionBEHAVIORAL

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 13 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Goes to school at 4th, 5th, or 6th grade * Sufficient skills in Finnish or Swedish Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Primary schools (n=15)

Nine Cities, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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).

Time frame: At baseline, at 2 weeks, and at 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

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

Subscales for cigarette use (7 items) and snus use (7 items). Both are assessed with a 4-point Likert-scale questionnaire.

Time frame: At baseline, at 2 weeks, and at 3 months

Change in motivation to decline tobacco use in the future

Subscales for cigarette use and snus use. Both are assessed with a 4-point Likert-scale questionnaire (scores 1-4, lower scores indicate stonger motivation to decline tobacco use in future).

Time frame: At baseline, at 2 weeks, and at 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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