Serious Game to Teach Opioid Overdose Response

University of Nevada, Reno

Status and phase: Not yet enrolling; Phase 2

Conditions: Opioid Overdose

Treatments: Other: Serious game training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06727786

2159620

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the efficacy of a serious game to teach students how to recognize and respond to opioid overdose

Full description

This study uses an interactive realistic film depicting an opioid overdose to teach high school/middle school students how to recognize and respond to opioid overdose. The film features a person who finds their friend unresponsive, with evidence of opioid use. The unresponsive friend demonstrates signs of opioid overdose. The hero must recognize opioid overdose, administer naloxone (opioid antedote) and perform CPR. The film is made interactive by the narrator pausing the action of the film, and asking learners to answer questions/make choices.

Efficacy is tested on the day of training, and 2-4 months later. Efficacy is measured by student ability to correctly administer naloxone to a manikin, perform CPR, and answer knowledge questions about opioid overdose. Other studied metrics include student engagement/enjoyment, attitudes/biases, and emotions created by the training. These will be tested through validated questionnaires.

Enrollment: 850 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Student at participating school, enrolled in Health or Science Class

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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850 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention/training

Serious Game

Experimental group

Description:

Serious Game training to respond to opioid overdose

Treatment:

Other: Serious game training