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Good Shepherd: Back to Reality Series

NCT02710019 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2020-11-09

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Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to explore whether the Back to Reality series of video games - Harry's Journey, Harry's Journal, and Pathways to care map - increase knowledge of the emotional, social, and psychiatric sequelae of problematic underage marijuana use among homeless and street involved youth. Additional objectives were to explore whether the video games promote awareness of the risk of psychosis associated with regular marijuana use among vulnerable youth.

Conditions

  • Knowledge

Interventions

OTHER

Back to Reality Series Video Games

Back to Reality Series are a psycho-educational video games that provide information about psychosis and marijuana use from the perspective of 'Harry': a character who experiences problems with both issues. The aim is for players to learn how to detect some signs of psychosis and where to seek help for mental health and addictions problems.

OTHER

Control Video Game

The control video game consists of digital puzzles and spelling game about pop culture. The control games does not have any content related to mental health and addictions problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Suzanne Archie, MD · McMaster University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-05
Primary Completion
2017-04-18
Completion
2017-04-18

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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