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Modification and Evaluation of the Educational Mobile Games Heroes of Knowledge in Children

NCT02546245 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 133

Last updated 2016-12-20

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Summary

The goal of the proposed research is to adapt and rigorously evaluate educational mobile games, designed as a downloadable mobile apps to be played on smartphones or tablets. Investigators will be partnering with Yogome for this project. Yogame is a company dedicated to creating educational games that aim to reinforce knowledge acquired in school and help children learn new things in an entertaining and fun way.

Conditions

  • Math Knowledge

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Heroes of Knowledge

Participants will play their assigned game(s) on a tablet computer for 1-1.5 hours, 2-3 times per week for 2-4 weeks (to accumulate 6-8 hours of gameplay).

BEHAVIORAL

Attention/Time Control Game

Participants will play their assigned game(s) on a tablet computer for 1-1.5 hours, 2-3 times per week for 2-4 weeks (to accumulate 6-8 hours of gameplay).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lynn E Fiellin, MD · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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