Testing and Comparing the Impacts of Mhealth-Based and Web-Based Education on Oral Cancer

Официальное название

A Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness, Usability, Uptake, and Acceptability of an Educational Website and a Mobile Health Application Prototype in Improving Knowledge on Oral Cancer

Обзор

Introduction: Oral cancer is a malignant neoplastic disease affecting the lip, oral cavity (mouth) and/or the oropharynx. Despite the intense and diverse public health interventions on oral cancer prevention, the global prevalence rates of oral cancer and its major risk factors are still very high. Hence, oral cancer is an issue of serious global health importance. Aim: To test and compare the effectiveness, usability, uptake, and acceptability of an educational website and a mobile health application prototype on oral cancer in improving oral cancer knowledge among university students. Methods: This study will adopt a randomised control trial design, and it will be conducted among 75 first-year bachelor's degree students from five universities across two continents: University of Rwanda (Rwanda, Africa), Usmanu Danfodiyo University (Nigeria, Africa), University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka, Asia), University of Ibadan (Nigeria), and Saveetha University (India, Aisa). The study participants will be in three groups (Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3). The participants in Group 1 will be the control group (n = 25 participants; 5 participants from each university); that is the group that will not receive an educational intervention. However, those in Group 2 (n = 25 participants; 5 participants from each university) will receive a web-based educational intervention on oral cancer while those in Group 3 (n = 25 participants; 5 participants from each university) will receive an app-based educational intervention on oral cancer. Pretest survey and posttest survey will be done for all participants. The data collected will be statistically analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 28 software. Descriptive statistics will be done for all variables while inferential statistics (analysis of variance) will be done to test for associations between variables of interest. Conclusion: The findings of this study will determine the effectiveness, usability, uptake, and acceptability of the tested digital intervention tools.

Вмешательства

• Поведенческое A web-based educational intervention on oral cancer
  This intervention will involve administering education, via a website, on the meaning, risks, clinical features, prevention, treatment, and supports on oral cancer.
• Поведенческое A mobile health app-based educational intervention on oral cancer
  This intervention will involve administering education, via a mhealth application prototype, on the meaning, risks, clinical features, prevention, treatment, and supports on oral cancer.

Первичные конечные точки

• Measurement of change in baseline knowledge on oral cancer four weeks post-intervention using a questionnaire [Срок оценки: From enrollment to the end of educational intervention at 4 weeks]

Вторичные конечные точки (3)

• Measurement of the usability of the intervention tools using an adapted version of the user Mobile Application Rating Scale [Срок оценки: At the end of educational intervention at 4 weeks]
• Measurement of the uptake of the intervention tools using an adapted version of the user Mobile Application Rating Scale [Срок оценки: At the end of educational intervention at 4 weeks]
• Measurement of the acceptability of the intervention tools using an adapted version of the user Mobile Application Rating Scale [Срок оценки: At the end of educational intervention at 4 weeks]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• being a first-year bachelor degree student of either University of Rwanda (Rwanda), University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka), Usmanu Danfodiyo University (Nigeria), University of Ibadan (Nigeria), or Saveetha University (India)
• being within the age range of 18 to 39 years
• having a personal smartphone
• willingness to participate in the study

Критерии исключения

• being a member of staff or a visitor or a non-first year bachelor degree student of University of Rwanda (Rwanda), University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka), Usmanu Danfodiyo University (Nigeria), University of Ibadan (Nigeria), or Saveetha University (India)
• being a student of a tertiary institution not selected for the study
• being below the age of 18 years or above the age of 39 years.
• not having a personal smartphone
• not willing to participate in the study

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Да

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Рандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Открытое

Основная цель

Профилактика

Центры проведения

Nigeria · 2 центра

• University of Ibadan — Ibadan
• Usmanu Danfodiyo University — Sokoto

Индия · 1 центр

• Saveetha University — Tamil Nadu

Rwanda · 1 центр

• University of Rwanda — Kigali

Sri Lanka · 1 центр

• University of Peradeniya — Peradeniya

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT06711848 · No 595/CMHS IRB/2024

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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