A randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of an immersive 3D video game in preventing anxiety.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON27625

Enrollment

120

Registered

2014-02-11

Start date

2014-02-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Anxiety, Prevention, Adolescents, Biofeedback

Interventions

Adolescents with elevated anxiety symptoms are randomly assigned to the intervention or control condition. 1. Adolescents in the intervention condition will play the video game Dojo over 6 sessions o

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents in 7th, 8th and 9th grade, middle school (ages 12-15); 2. Screening participation: passive consent from adolescents and parents; 3. Elevated anxiety symptoms. Participants with a SCAS score above a 1 SD cut off score on at least two subscales or more on the screening will be included; 4. After screening: active consent from adolescents and parents.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. No passive or active consent from adolescents and parents; 2. Adolescents currently receiving mental health care.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety symptoms: Spence Children Anxiety Scale (SCAS).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). 2. Coping Questionnaire Child (CQ-C). 3. Self Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C).	—

Contacts

Public ContactH. Scholten

Postbus 9104 6500 HE Nijmegen

h.scholten@pwo.ru.nl+31 (0)24 3612551

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)