Development of a Video Game for the Improvement of Outcomes in Stem Cell Transplant Survivors

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT01608152

Collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)

Enrollment

Location

118.3

Anticipated Duration (Months)

0.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This trial collects feedback from patients to develop a video game in improving the outcomes in stem cell transplant survivors. A video game may help to improve health behaviors for leukemia or lymphoma patients after stem cell transplant.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Leukemia Lymphoma	Behavioral: Focus Group Other: Internet-Based Intervention Behavioral: Interview

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

Develop a prototype intervention electronic game that implements a baseline testable feature set, including features for social networking within a virtual game space, managing an intermittent mediated reward cycle, goal setting and tracking, and collaborative problem solving.
Evaluate the technical merit, feasibility, user perception and acceptance of the prototype system with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCTs) patients in recovery.

OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Patients attend a focus group for up to 1.5 hours and provide feedback on design elements, specific desirable features, and preferences for the initial prototype.

GROUP II: Patients have access to the game for 3 weeks and then provide feedback on problems or questions regarding the use of the prototype.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

40 participants

Observational Model:

Cohort

Time Perspective:

Prospective

Official Title:

Using Game Mechanics to Improve Outcomes Among Stem Cell Transplant Survivors

Actual Study Start Date :

Feb 20, 2013

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Group I (focus group) Patients attend a focus group for up to 1.5 hours and provide feedback on design elements, specific desirable features, and preferences for the initial prototype.	Behavioral: Focus Group Attend a focus group
Group II (access to the game) Patients have access to the game for 3 weeks and then provide feedback on problems or questions regarding the use of the prototype.	Other: Internet-Based Intervention Have access to the game Behavioral: Interview 1 week after the 3-week period ends, interview conducted over the phone or at a clinic visit.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Group I (focus group)

Patients attend a focus group for up to 1.5 hours and provide feedback on design elements, specific desirable features, and preferences for the initial prototype.

Behavioral: Focus Group

Attend a focus group

Group II (access to the game)

Patients have access to the game for 3 weeks and then provide feedback on problems or questions regarding the use of the prototype.

Other: Internet-Based Intervention

Have access to the game

Behavioral: Interview

1 week after the 3-week period ends, interview conducted over the phone or at a clinic visit.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Feasibility of electronic game intervention [4 weeks]
Primary feasibility benchmark based on responses to questions regarding users' perceptions of the technology. If 75% of respondents have a mean score reflecting positive responses (e.g., strongly agree or agree) to each of the 7 constructs related to users' perceptions, as described above, then feasibility benchmark met. Responses to open-ended questions analyzed qualitatively using Atlas.ti software. Responses to individual questions evaluated to look for common themes, and findings used to inform future development of the prototype.