None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a digital health behaviour change intervention in promoting ergonomic ways of using technology to children aged 11 to 14 years in Australia. Specifically, it aims to determine if the resource can be effective in improving children's knowledge, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and behaviours relating to ergonomic use of technology. A cluster group, two-arm trial will be conducted to determine the effectiveness of the resource. Study hypothesis: The use of a digital intervention can improve children's ergonomic behaviours when using technologies.
Interventions
The digital health promotion intervention, called TECHgonomics, is a web-based digital health promotion resource that has been developed in Australia for children aged 12 to 13 years, to promote ergonomic ways of using technology. Development of this resource was informed by a combination of evidence-based strategies reported in the research literature and a co-design approach with Year 7 school children in Perth, Western Australia. The resource comprises three modules and contains the following
The digital health promotion intervention, called TECHgonomics, is a web-based digital health promotion resource that has been developed in Australia for children aged 12 to 13 years, to promote ergonomic ways of using technology. Development of this resource was informed by a combination of evidence-based strategies reported in the research literature and a co-design approach with Year 7 school children in Perth, Western Australia. The resource comprises three modules and contains the following features: 1. Learning components comprised of role model videos, written information, and images 2. Interactive quizzes 3. Leaderboard 4. Interactive body charts indicating common areas of pain/discomfort 5. Discussion blog 6. Ergonomic diary for self-monitoring of ergonomic ways of using technology A controlled trial will be used to determine the effectiveness of the TECHgonomics digital health promotion resource in improving children's knowledge, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and behaviours relating to ergonomic ways to use ICT. The trial will be a cluster group, two-arm trial, in which outcomes for participants in the intervention group will be compared to outcomes for participants in the control group. Participants in the intervention group will be from one co-educational high school while participants in the control group will be from another co-educational high school, to reduce the risk of contamination. Participants in the intervention group will be given access to use the TECHgonomics digital health promotion resource at school and/or at home for 8 weeks, while the control group will not be given access to use the resource during the study period. Outcomes of knowledge, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and behaviours will be measured at baseline (T1) prior to the commencement of the trial and post-assessment (T2) at the end of the 8-week trial period. Demographic information, including age, gender, residential postcode (to determine socioeconomic status), and school year level for all participants will also be collected at baseline. The trial will take place over 8 weeks from August 2021 to October 2021. Participants will be asked to spend 30 mins every week at school and/or at home over 8 weeks to use the digital health promotion resource. Adherence to the intervention will be monitored using website data analytics.
The digital health behaviour change intervention, called TECHgonomics, is a web-based digital intervention that has been developed in Australia for children and adolescents aged 11 to 14 years, to promote ergonomic ways of using technology. Development of this intervention was informed by a combination of evidence-based strategies reported in the research literature and a co-design approach with school children in Perth, Western Australia. The intervention comprises three modules and contains th
The digital health behaviour change intervention, called TECHgonomics, is a web-based digital intervention that has been developed in Australia for children and adolescents aged 11 to 14 years, to promote ergonomic ways of using technology. Development of this intervention was informed by a combination of evidence-based strategies reported in the research literature and a co-design approach with school children in Perth, Western Australia. The intervention comprises three modules and contains the following features: 1. Learning components comprised of videos, written information, and images 2. Interactive quizzes 3. Leaderboard 4. Interactive body charts indicating common areas of pain/discomfort A controlled trial will be used to determine the effectiveness of the intervention in improving children's knowledge, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and behaviours relating to ergonomic ways to use ICT. The trial will be a cluster group, two-arm trial, in which outcomes for participants in the intervention group will be compared to outcomes for participants in the control group. Participants in the intervention group will be from one co-educational high school while participants in the control group will be from another co-educational high school, to reduce the risk of contamination. Participants in the intervention group will be given access to use the intervention at school and/or at home for 8 weeks, while the control group will not be given access to use the intervention during the study period. Outcomes of knowledge, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and behaviours will be measured at baseline (T1) prior to the commencement of the trial and post-assessment (T2) at the end of the 8-week trial period. Demographic information, including age, gender, residential postcode (to determine socioeconomic status), and school year level for all participants will also be collected at baseline. Participants will be asked to spend 30 mins every week at school and/or at home over 8 weeks to use the digital health promotion resource. Adherence to the intervention will be monitored using website data analytics.
Sponsors
Curtin University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
A sample of 140 school children aged 12- 13 years will be eligible to be recruited for this study if they meet the following criteria: 1. Living in Perth, Western Australia. 2. Able to read and write in English at an Australian Education Year 5 level. 3. Enrolled in Year 7 or 8 at a co-educational high school in Perth, Western Australia. 4. Possess basic computer skills to enable use of the digital health promotion resource.
Exclusion criteria
Children that are already participating in another study relating to ergonomic ways of using technology.
Outcome results
None listed