Study on the Effect of a Gamified Health Education Programme on Primary School Children

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Intervention - A: For this Intervention Group, rewards act as the main motivating factor for the children in this intervention group. Each time they complete the activities proposed in the application, they receive a "Bellotex Salud" avatar card, which symbolises their progress and identifies them as "Bellotex Masters". This gamified recognition boosts their involvement and reinforces their adherence to the intervention. In addition, this group does not attend weekly health education sessions, so the improvements observed can be attributed to the use of the app and the motivation generated by the rewards associated with the healthy habits worked on.

Intervention - B: In this Intervention Group, participants will not have access to the rewards that act as the main motivating factor. Each time they complete the activities proposed in the application, they will pass the challenge but will not receive the "Bellotex Health" avatar card, which symbolises their progress and identifies them as "Bellotex Masters", thus allowing them to assess their potential involvement and adherence to the intervention without the reinforcement of gamified recognition. However, this group has access to weekly health education sessions, so the improvements observed can be attributed to the use of the app and the training received through these capsules associated with different healthy habits.

Intervention - C: For this Intervention Group, rewards act as the main motivating factor. Each time they complete the activities proposed in the application, they receive a "Bellotex Salud" avatar card, which symbolises their progress and identifies them as "Bellotex Masters". This gamified recognition boosts their involvement and reinforces their adherence to the intervention. In addition, this group has access to weekly health education sessions, so that the improvements observed can be attributed to the use of the app and the training received through these capsules associated with different healthy habits.

Study summary

This randomised study evaluates the effectiveness of Health Education through a Gamified Health Programme on diet, sedentary behaviour and daily physical activity in primary school children.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Changes in weekly physical activity at 12 weeks — 0 and 12 weeks
  Changes in time (minutes), distance (kilometres) and speed (km/h) measured by GPS through the BELLOTEX-SALUD application.
• Changes in body fat mass composition over 12 weeks — 0 and 12 weeks
  Total patient body fat mass are measured as a kilogram (kg).
• Changes in body weight composition over 12 weeks — 0 and 12 weeks
  Total patient weight are measured as a kilogram (kg).
• Changes in Body Mass Index over 12 weeks — 0 and 12 weeks
  Weight (kg) and Height (m) will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2.
• Changes in the percentage of carbohydrates ingested over 12 weeks — 0 and 12 weeks
  A standardised food consumption questionnaire will be used to assess dietary habits, which collects food intake over 7 days. The weekly nutrient intake will be transformed into "Food Composition Tables". The value obtained will be the percentage of carbohydrates (%).
• Changes in the percentage of fat ingested over 12 weeks — 0 and 12 weeks
  A standardised food consumption questionnaire will be used to assess dietary habits, which collects food intake over 7 days. The weekly nutrient intake will be transformed into "Food Composition Tables". The value obtained will be the percentage of fat ingested (%).
• Changes in sedentary activity time over 12 weeks — 0 and 12 weeks
  Changes in "Screen-Time-Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire" scores. The questionnaire consists of 23 items and assesses sedentary activity on weekdays and weekends.

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