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Game-Based Handwashing Education in Preschool Children

NCT07607717 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2026-05-26

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of a game-based handwashing education program, which will be developed based on the Health Belief Model, on the handwashing behaviors of preschool children. Preschool children are considered more vulnerable to respiratory and gastrointestinal infections due to their immature immune systems and close contact with peers in school settings.

Within the scope of this project, a game called "Clean Hands" will be developed and a game-based handwashing education program will be implemented. The study will be conducted using a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design with children aged 60-83 months attending two preschools with similar demographic characteristics. Children will be assigned to intervention and control groups.

Children in the intervention group will participate in the developed game as a group activity once a week for eight weeks. The control group will not receive any game-based intervention during the study period; however, the same game will be provided to the control group after completion of the intervention sessions.

Data will be collected using teacher observation forms, parent observation forms, handwashing step sequencing assessment forms, and handwashing behavior discrimination assessment forms. The findings are expected to contribute to the development of effective game-based health education strategies for preschool children.

Conditions

  • Handwashing Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Game-Based Handwashing Education

The intervention consists of the "Clean Hands" game-based handwashing education program developed based on the Health Belief Model. The intervention is designed for preschool children and includes game activities targeting perceived benefits, perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, and cues to action related to handwashing behavior. The game includes daily life scenario cards, handwashing step sequencing activities, joker cards, reminder prompts, and reward stickers. Before the intervention sessions, children will receive a brief handwashing orientation supported by visual materials and video demonstrations. The intervention will be implemented as a group activity once a week for eight weeks. Short reminder activities will be used throughout the intervention process to reinforce correct handwashing behaviors.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Months
Max Age
83 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-10-01
Primary Completion
2026-12-01
Completion
2027-02-01

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