Metaverse-Based Healthy Life Program for Youth (MetaYouth)

The Effect of Metaverse-Based Healthy Life Program on Risk Reduction of Non-Communicable Diseases in Youth

This study was planned within the scope of the call titled "Non-communicable diseases risk reduction in adolescence and youth (Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases - GACD)" with identity number HORIZON-HLTH-2022-DISEASE-07-03. The purpose of this project; is to determine the effect of the Metaverse-Based Healthy Life Program to be developed in the project to support youths in decreasing future risks of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and in gaining healthy lifestyle behaviors (HLBs).

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Stress, Emotional; Health Risk Behaviors; Health-Related Behavior; Healthy Lifestyle; Physical Inactivity; Healthy Nutrition; Healthy Eating Index; Non Communicable Diseases
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: MetaHealth Group; Behavioral: MobileHealth Group

Detailed Description

The project consists of three phases. Phase 1 Testing the content, quality, reliability, and usability of the "Metaverse-Based Healthy Life Program for Youth" to be developed within the scope of the project Phase 2 Identifying youth at high risk of chronic non-communicable diseases in the research population Phase 3 Evaluating the effect of "Metaverse-Based Healthy Life Program for Youth" implementation on inculcating healthy lifestyle behaviors in youth

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 600
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Ayşegül ISLER DALGIC, Professor; Phone Number: 6124 +90 242 310 6103; Email: aisler@akdeniz.edu.tr

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Konyaaltı
    • Antalya, Konyaaltı, Turkey, 07058
      • Aysegul ISLER DALGIC
      • Contact: Aysegul ISLER DALGIC, Prof. Dr.; Phone Number: 6124 +90 242 310 6103; Email: aisler@akdeniz.edu.tr

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 15 years to 24 years (ADULT, CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a university student in the project partner countries and not older than 24,
• Having a score of 130 or lower on the HLBS II in the first stage of the research,
• Determining that BMI ≥ 25-34.99 kg/m2 in the first stage of the research and
• Using a smartwatch during the research,
• Accepting to participate in the research voluntarily

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having chronic diseases (asthma, diabetes, heart, kidney failure, hypertension, cancer, etc.)
• Those who have a drug that they use constantly
• Having a psychiatric diagnosis (depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.)
• Having a disease that prevents the use of metaverse (vertigo, vision, hearing, etc.)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: DOUBLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: MetaHealth Group; It is intervention group that aims to provide youth with healthy lifestyle behaviors by using metaverse technology.	Behavioral: MetaHealth Group; Three metaverse rooms will be created via metaverse technology that aims to develop healthy nutrition, physical activity, and psychological resilience skills to reduce the risk of of NCDs in youth.
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: MobileHealth Group; It is comparator group that aims to provide youth with healthy lifestyle behaviors by using mobile application materials with digital health education will be given to the MobileHealth Group.	Behavioral: MobileHealth Group; The intervention aims to develop healthy nutrition, physical activity, and psychological resilience skills using mobile application materials to reduce the risk of NCDs in youth.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale II (HLBS II)	The HLBS II consists of 52 items in total and has 6 sub-factors. Sub-factors are spiritual growth, health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, interpersonal relationships, and stress management. All items on the scale are positive. The rating is in the form of a 4-point Likert. Never (1), sometimes (2), often (3), regularly (4). The lowest score for the whole scale is 52, and the highest score is 208. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale is 0.94.	The HLBS II score will evaluate at baseline
Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale II (HLBS II)	The HLBS II consists of 52 items in total and has 6 sub-factors. Sub-factors are spiritual growth, health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, interpersonal relationships, and stress management. All items on the scale are positive. The rating is in the form of a 4-point Likert. Never (1), sometimes (2), often (3), regularly (4). The lowest score for the whole scale is 52, and the highest score is 208. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale is 0.94.	The HLBS II score will evaluate at third month
Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale II (HLBS II)	The HLBS II consists of 52 items in total and has 6 sub-factors. Sub-factors are spiritual growth, health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, interpersonal relationships, and stress management. All items on the scale are positive. The rating is in the form of a 4-point Likert. Never (1), sometimes (2), often (3), regularly (4). The lowest score for the whole scale is 52, and the highest score is 208. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale is 0.94.	The HLBS II score will evaluate at sixth month
International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF)	The IPAQ-SF is a standardized questionnaire prepared to measure the physical activity of people between the ages of 15 and 65. In the survey, there are 7 questions in total in 4 separate sections about the activities that have been done for a minimum of 10 minutes in the last 7 days. The results obtained in the assessment are calculated as metabolic equivalent task (MET) - min/week.	The IPAQ-SF score will evaluate at baseline
International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF)	The IPAQ-SF is a standardized questionnaire prepared to measure the physical activity of people between the ages of 15 and 65. In the survey, there are 7 questions in total in 4 separate sections about the activities that have been done for a minimum of 10 minutes in the last 7 days. The results obtained in the assessment are calculated as metabolic equivalent task (MET) - min/week.	The IPAQ-SF score will evaluate at third month
International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF)	The IPAQ-SF is a standardized questionnaire prepared to measure the physical activity of people between the ages of 15 and 65. In the survey, there are 7 questions in total in 4 separate sections about the activities that have been done for a minimum of 10 minutes in the last 7 days. The results obtained in the assessment are calculated as metabolic equivalent task (MET) - min/week.	The IPAQ-SF score will evaluate at sixth month
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-SF)	The PANAS-SF is a self-report questionnaire that consists of two 10-item scales to measure both positive and negative affect. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much).	The PANAS-SF score will evaluate at baseline
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-SF)	The PANAS-SF is a self-report questionnaire that consists of two 10-item scales to measure both positive and negative affect. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much).	The PANAS-SF score will evaluate at third month
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-SF)	The PANAS-SF is a self-report questionnaire that consists of two 10-item scales to measure both positive and negative affect. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much).	The PANAS-SF score will evaluate at sixth month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ayşegül İşler Dalgıç
• Collaborators: Horizon

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ANTICIPATED): July 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): March 1, 2025
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): May 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 24, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 15, 2022
• First Posted (ACTUAL): April 18, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): April 18, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 15, 2022
• Last Verified: April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Noncommunicable Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: 123456789 (Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: It has been decided not to share data within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No