Effect of Animated Video on Comprehension and Implementation Feasibility

July 29, 2021 updated by: Erich Petushek, Michigan Technological University

The Effect of a Brief, Web-Based Animated Video for Improving Comprehension and Implementation Feasibility for Reducing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a brief web-based educational intervention on improving Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury prevention comprehension and implementation feasibility among coaches of athletes participating in landing and cutting sports (e.g., soccer, basketball, football, etc.). The two main hypotheses are that, compared to both an active and placebo control group, the brief animated video will produce greater improvements in:

  1. Overall comprehension of ACL injury risk and mitigation: placebo control group < active control group < intervention group.
  2. Feasibility of utilizing ACL injury prevention strategies: placebo control group < active control group < intervention group.

Exploratory hypothesis: The brief animated video will produce greater improvements in various subcomponents of comprehension-specifically: basic ACL knowledge, risk knowledge, prevention knowledge and severity knowledge compared to both active and placebo control group conditions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study is a computer-based, three-arm pre-post randomized control design trial. Participants were randomized into an intervention group, active control group or passive control group on a 1:1:1 ratio by a computer-generated algorithm embedded within the Qualtrics software (Qualtrics, Provo, UT). Sports coaches of youth and adolescent athletes in various landing and cutting sports (e.g., soccer, basketball, volleyball, etc.) in the United States were recruited and invited through Qualtrics' panelists. The intervention group was shown a three-minute animated video consisting of various information components aimed at improving capability, motivation and opportunity to implement ACL injury prevention strategies. The active control group received commonly accessed information from a WebMD web-based article on ACL injury prevention. The placebo control group intervention received an educational video from the CDC about concussions that is comparable in duration to that of the ACL video. Overall ACL comprehension-composed of basic ACL knowledge, risk knowledge, prevention knowledge, and severity knowledge-as well as implementation feasibility were all measured prior to and immediately following the interventions.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

479

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Michigan
      • Houghton, Michigan, United States, 49931
        • Michigan Technological University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Sports coaches of youth and adolescent athletes in various landing and cutting sports (e.g., soccer, basketball, volleyball, etc.) in the United States.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non sport coach or coach of non-landing and cutting sport (e.g., golf, swimming).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Animated Video
The information in the ACL animated video (https://vimeo.com/281721823) was displayed as a story of a typical athlete who sustained an injury and how this could be prevented through evidence-based prevention strategies.
Behavioral: Animated Video
Animated video to improve learning and motivation
Other Names:
  • Multimedia video
Active Comparator: Web-based Article
The active control group received commonly accessed information from a WebMD web-based article on ACL injury prevention.
Behavioral: Animated Video
Animated video to improve learning and motivation
Other Names:
  • Multimedia video
Placebo Comparator: Placebo control
The placebo control group intervention received an educational video from the CDC about concussions that is comparable in duration to that of the ACL video (https://youtu.be/fSRWF44wgn8).
Behavioral: Animated Video
Animated video to improve learning and motivation
Other Names:
  • Multimedia video

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall anterior cruciate ligament injury comprehension percent correct
Time Frame: Immediately following intervention
Items that measure ACL knowledge were gathered from peer reviewed, published articles. The scale consisted of 15 multiple choice items that assessed individuals knowledge about diverse issues with ACL injury such as risk, prevention, and consequences of the injury.
Immediately following intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Average implementation feasibility measured by the feasibility of the intervention scale
Time Frame: Immediately following intervention
The feasibility of the intervention measure was used to assess the likelihood that the coach would successfully implement evidence-based prevention strategies. The 4 items consisted of the root phrase: "An ACL injury prevention program seems" followed by (1) implementable, (2) possible, (3) doable and (4) easy to use. The items were rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from completely disagree to completely agree. The average of the 4 items was used for the analysis.
Immediately following intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Michigan Technological University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 19, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 29, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

August 5, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 5, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 29, 2021

Last Verified

July 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1521444-1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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