Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols
Date Submitted: Jul 6, 2021
Date Accepted: Sep 23, 2021
An app-based intervention for adolescents exposed to cyberbullying in Norway: A study protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial
ABSTRACT
Background:
Adolescents that have been exposed to cyberbullying are vulnerable to mental health problems and other harmful effects of the stressful events. Little is known about what is effective for treatment in this group. NettOpp is a mobile application for adolescents who have been exposed to cyberbullying or negative online experiences in Norway.
Objective:
The aim of the current paper is to provide a description of the content of the intervention and about the RCT that will be conducted in order to examine the effectiveness of NettOpp.
Methods:
An effectiveness study (RCT) with a follow-up examination after 3 months will be conducted to evaluate the mobile application. Adolescents will be recruited through different instances such as schools, school health services, and youth health care centres and they will be randomly assigned to the intervention- (NettOpp) and the waiting-list control group. The adolescents (13 to 16 years) will fill inn self-report questionnaires online. Primary outcomes will be changes in mental health assessed with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, the WHO-Five Well-being Index, and the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen.
Results:
Recruitment will start in August 2021. The results from this study will be available in 2022/2023.
Conclusions:
This project will contribute unique knowledge to the field as there are no to very few evaluations of app-based interventions for adolescents that have been exposed to cyberbullying. Clinical Trial: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04176666, Registered on November 22, 2019, prospective registration, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04176666?term=NettOpp&draw=2&rank=1.
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