?Vernetzte www.Welten?: Effectiveness of a school-based media education program

Effectiveness of a school-based media education program: Cluster-randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN64296752

Enrollment

2000

Registered

2011-03-07

Start date

2010-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Prevention of media addiction and problem gambling in youth Not Applicable Habit and impulse disorders

Interventions

Schools are randomised to provide: 1. ?Vernetzte www.Welten? intervention program Teachers were instructed to arrange the following schedule during a period of three months: 1.1. Implementation of f

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Students of public schools 2. Age between 11 and 13 (6th and 7th grade), either sex

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Students of schools with special pedagogic needs 2. Students from schools currently conducting structured interventions concerning media use 3. Missing parental consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Media literacy 2. Attitudes towards media use 3. Actual media use, lifetime 4. Actual prevalence of gambling All outcomes will be assessed at baseline, immediately after the intervention and 12 months after the treatment.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026