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Study Proposal for Web Based Intervention to Promote the Safe Usage of Dating Applications in Young Adults

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The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Behavior, Sex
Adolescent Behavior
Sex, Unsafe

Treatments

Behavioral: Control - Health and exercise topic
Behavioral: Intervention - Dating application topic

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03685643
HKUCTR-2512 (Registry Identifier)
09160275

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a program in promoting the safe usage of dating applications amongst young adults in Hong Kong. One group will receive the program regarding dating applications and the other group will receive a placebo program regarding health and exercise.

Full description

Dating applications are a popular platform to meet new people; however, they have been associated with risks such as unsafe sexual behavior and privacy concerns in young adults.

The study design is an open-labeled cluster randomized controlled trial with an intervention and a placebo control arm. The intervention group will receive a web-based intervention developed through focus group discussions, crowdsourcing contest, and a Peer-Vetted Creative Production (PVCP) workshop comprising of four short videos, a risk assessment tool, and a scenario game. The control group will receive a web-based resource with similar multimedia elements on health and exercise.

Based on the Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills (IMB) Model, the primary outcome of this study is self-efficacy in using dating applications measured by the General Self Efficacy Scale. Secondary outcomes include change in attitudes regarding risk perception measured by the Risk Propensity Scale and depression symptoms.

Enrollment

578 patients

Sex

All

Ages

17 to 27 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • 17-27 years old
  • Able to read and understand Chinese

Exclusion criteria

  • Have a physical impediment (e.g. blindness) to prevent them from accessing the content

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

578 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Intervention - Dating application topic
Experimental group
Description:
The intervention will consist of four short videos with points of discussion, a scenario game, and a risk assessment tool regarding dating application usage.
Treatment:
Behavioral: Intervention - Dating application topic
Control - Health and exercise topic
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
The control will consist of four short videos with discussion points and an interaction game regarding exercise and healthy living tips.
Treatment:
Behavioral: Control - Health and exercise topic

Trial documents
2

Trial contacts and locations

2

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