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NCT Number: NCT07162220

The Effect of a Mobile Game Application on Children With CRF

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a mobile game application developed for children with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) on disease management.

The study was a randomized controlled trial. The study sample consisted of 68 children diagnosed with CRF, including the Mobile application (n:34) and Control group (n:34). In the study, a mobile game was developed for children diagnosed with CRF aged 11-14 years. Data Collection Form, Clinical Parameters Follow-up Form, Information Form on Chronic Renal Failure, Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale for Adolescents, Child's Attitude Toward His/her Disease Scale and Mobile Application Usability Scale were used to collect the data.

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Key information

Conditions

Child, Only Behavior Chronic Disease Chronic Renal Failure in Children Disease Disease Attributes Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Gambling Kidney Diseases Kidney Failure, Chronic Male Urogenital Diseases Management Mental Disorders Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Renal Insufficiency Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Risk-Taking Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases

Age range

11 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Akdeniz University

Antalya, Konyaaltı, 07070, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • (a) 11-14 years old
  • (b) Being monitored with a diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Failure
  • (c) having the ability to read, write, and understand Turkish
  • (d) having a phone/tablet with mobile game download capability
  • (e) volunteering to participate in the study
  • (f) being willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • (a) having mental, neurological, or communication problems
  • (b) being on hemodialysis
  • (c) communication, mental or neurological problems
  • (d) being on peritoneal dialysis
  • (e) having previously attended planned training on CRF

Treatment and study plan

The clinic's routine education program

Other

As part of the clinic's routine education program, information about kidney function, CKD, nutrition, exercise, medications, and stress management is provided verbally by a nephrology clinic nurse in approximately 20 minutes.

Mobile game app

Device

The mobile game software developed for patients with chronic renal failure contains information for children on daily life activities such as nutrition, exercise, personal hygiene, etc.

Primary outcomes

  1. BMI

    Time frame: 3 months

    BMI in kg/m^2

  2. Blood pressure

    Time frame: 3 months

  3. Pulse rate

    Time frame: 3 months

  4. Level of knowledge regarding chronic renal failure

    Time frame: 3 months

    The information form consists of 25 questions. The information form has been created with two answers, correct and incorrect. Correct answers are worth 1 point, while incorrect answers are worth 0 points, and the form is evaluated based on the total score. A reliability analysis was performed using Kuder Richardson 20 (KR-20) to evaluate whether the items that make up the question form form a whole.

  5. Healthy Lifestyle Belief Level for Adolescents

    Time frame: 3 months

    The scale emphasizes beliefs related to various aspects of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The scale has a total of 16 items. The scale has three subscales: health beliefs, physical activity, and nutrition. The health beliefs subscale is composed of items 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, and 16; the physical activity subscale includes items 2, 7, 9, 14, and 15; and the nutrition subscale comprises items 1, 3, 8, and 10. The scale, prepared according to the five-point Likert system, is answered on a scale of "1=Strongly Disagree, 5=Strongly Agree." A minimum of 16 and a maximum of 80 points can be obtained from the entire scale. An increase in the score obtained from the scale indicates an increase in adolescents' belief in healthy living.

  6. Child's Attitude Towards Their Own Illness

    Time frame: 3 months

    The Child's Attitude Toward Their Own Illness Scale is a 13-item measure developed to assess children's feelings and thoughts about having a chronic illness. Participants respond to the scale items using a 5-point Likert scale: "never, not often, sometimes, often, and very often." Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13 are reverse-coded. When evaluating the scale, the scores obtained from the 13 items are summed and divided by the number of items. The total score range is min: 1 to max: 5. Scores of 1 and 2 indicate a negative attitude, 3 indicates a neutral attitude, and 4 and 5 indicate a positive attitude.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Akdeniz University

Other

Collaborators

  • Istanbul University
  • Sakarya Applied Sciences University
  • Tarsus University

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of a Mobile Game Application Developed for Children With Chronic Renal Failure on Disease Management

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Sep 9, 2025
Registry last updated
Sep 9, 2025

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