Abstract
BackgroundAdolescents exposed to negative online events are at high risk to develop mental health problems. Little is known about what is effective for treatment in this group. NettOpp is a new mobile app for adolescents who have been exposed to cyberbullying or negative online experiences in Norway.ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to provide a description of the content of the intervention and about a randomized controlled trial that will be conducted to examine the effectiveness of NettOpp. This protocol is written in accordance with the Spirit 2013 Checklist.MethodsAn effectiveness study with a follow-up examination after 3 months will be conducted to evaluate the mobile app. Adolescents will be recruited through schools and will be randomly assigned to the intervention (NettOpp) group and a waiting-list control group. The adolescents (aged 11 to 16 years) will respond to self-report questionnaires on the internet. 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.ResultsRecruitment will start in January 2022. The results from this study will be available in 2023.ConclusionsThere are few published evaluation studies on app-based interventions. This project and its publications will contribute new knowledge to the field.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04176666; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04176666International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)PRR1-10.2196/31789
Highlights
The technological revolution has led to most young people being able to use the internet and mobile phones daily to communicate with others, socialize, entertain themselves, and find information
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
NettOpp is a mobile app for adolescents who have been exposed to cyberbullying or other negative online experiences in Norway (Figure 1)
Summary
The aim of this paper is to provide a description of the content of the intervention and about a randomized controlled trial that will be conducted to examine the effectiveness of NettOpp. The aim of this paper is to provide a description of the content of the intervention and about a randomized controlled trial that will be conducted to examine the effectiveness of NettOpp This protocol is written in accordance with the Spirit 2013 Checklist
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