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A Digital Intervention to Prevent the Initiation of Opioid Misuse in Adolescents in School-based Health Centers
Sponsor: Tyra Boomer
Summary
The primary hypothesis of this study is that at 3 months, there will be a higher proportion of intervention participants vs. control participants who report greater risk of harm from misuse of prescription opioids AND heroin.
Official title: A Digital Intervention to Prevent the Initiation of Opioid Misuse in Adolescents in School-based Health Centers (Randomized Controlled Trial)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - 19 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
533
Start Date
2021-10-21
Completion Date
2025-03-01
Last Updated
2026-07-01
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
PlaySmart
PlaySmart is designed to provide players with behavioral skills and knowledge through repetitive and engaging videogame play to target adolescent perception of risk of harm from initiating opioid misuse.
Video Game Control
Participants in the control group will play another video game with no intended effect similar to PlaySmart.
Locations (15)
Harding High School
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Coginchaug High School
Durham, Connecticut, United States
CT River Academy
East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Fairfield College Preparatory School
Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Fitch High School
Groton, Connecticut, United States
Hamden High School
Hamden, Connecticut, United States
Weaver High School
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Maloney High School
Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Platt High School
Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Hopkins High School
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
New London High School
New London, Connecticut, United States
Stamford High School
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Westhill High School
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Academy of Information, Technology, and Engineering
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
West Haven High School
West Haven, Connecticut, United States