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OnTrack>An Online Role-Playing Game: A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant

NCT02415764 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2016-07-27

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Summary

Our team will develop a prototype game (OnTrack\>The Game) in which users play the role of a person who has experienced First Episode Psychosis and move through animated role-playing scenarios, learning practical tips for engaging in care, playing mini-games to develop self- advocacy skills, and seeing stories of hope and recovery (brief video vignettes). The game is designed in an engaging comic book style in which the player is presented with realistic situations designed to promote engagement and the development of trusting relationships.

Following development of the prototype, the investigators will conduct a pilot study to develop preliminary data to determine feasibility of a large-scale Phase 2 effectiveness study. This pilot study aims to demonstrate proof of concept for OnTrack\>The Game. The investigators will recruit a sample of patients/consumers (n=25) from OnTrackNY sites that offer services for those experiencing their first psychotic episode. Quantitative data will be collected through baseline and follow up surveys that utilize instruments to measure knowledge and attitudes about recovery, perceptions of stigma, feelings of empowerment and sense of hopefulness. The investigators will also conduct semi-structured interviews with a subset of participants to explore engagement in treatment and attitudes toward the game.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral/Attitudinal OnTrack Role-Playing Game

The intervention will involve each participant sitting down at a computer for approximately one hour (over the course of one week) to complete the prototype game. Users will take on the role of a person who has experienced first-episode psychosis and moves through animated role-playing scenarios, learn practical tips for engaging in care, play mini-games to develop self-advocacy skills, and view stories of hope and recovery (brief video vignettes). While the intervention does not require direct supervision by the research team, technical support will be available for the duration of the study via telephone, instant messaging and email. All participants receive identical baseline surveys and 2-week follow up surveys.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.

    collaborator OTHER

  • Center for Social Innovation, Massachusetts

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeffrey Olivet, MA · Center for Social Innovation

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-30
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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