Acceptability and feasibility of a serious game intervention for young people with adverse childhood experiences

Understanding mechanisms and mental health impacts of adverse childhood experiences to co-design preventive arts and digital interventions (ATTUNE) project

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN75033471

Enrollment

Registered

2024-05-29

Start date

2024-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-08

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Conditions

Promoting mental health wellbeing and help-seeking in young people with adverse childhood experiences Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The acceptability and feasibility study will broadly follow MRC guidance on the evaluation of complex interventions. The serious game intervention, co-designed with young people, includes a series o

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Having experienced more than three adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) 2. Between the age of 12-24 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Involvement in any other parts of the game co-design in this project

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Acceptability measured using interviews and the 22-item acceptability of health apps among adolescents (AHAA) scale adapted for this study at post-intervention 2. Feasibility on success in recruitment of diverse groups (age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, rural/coastal/urban localities), use of the game (frequency, duration, at least 3-5 occasions over 1-2 months), retention in the study to the end, completion of outcome measures, reliability of delivery mechanisms (digital and remote), presence of sufficient support from intervention in-built elements and the location of delivery measured using study data and in-game data collected at the end of the study 3. Mental health wellbeing outcomes measured using the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (7 items) at baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Acceptability measured using interviews and the 22-item acceptability of health apps among adolescents (AHAA) scale adapted for this study at post-intervention 2. Feasibility on success in recruitment of diverse groups (age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, rural/coastal/urban localities), use of the game (frequency, duration, at least 3-5 occasions over 1-2 months), retention in the study to the end, completion of outcome measures, reliability of delivery mechanisms (digital and remote), presence of sufficient support from intervention in-built elements and the location of delivery measured using study data and in-game data collected at the end of the study 3. Mental health wellbeing outcomes measured using the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (7 items) at baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following secondary outcome measures will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up: 1. Distress caused by traumatic events measured using the Revised Impact of Events Scale - 13 items 2. Anxiety symptoms measured using the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) 3. Depression symptoms measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 4. Self-compassion measured using the Self-Compassion Scale for Youths (SCS-Y) 5. Service use measured using the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI)	—

Measure

Time frame

The following secondary outcome measures will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up: 1. Distress caused by traumatic events measured using the Revised Impact of Events Scale - 13 items 2. Anxiety symptoms measured using the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) 3. Depression symptoms measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 4. Self-compassion measured using the Self-Compassion Scale for Youths (SCS-Y) 5. Service use measured using the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI)

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactHarsimran Sansoy

harsimran.sansoy@psych.ox.ac.ukNone provided

Outcome results

None listed

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