@Article{info:doi/10.2196/31789,
author="Kaiser, Sabine
and Martinussen, Monica
and Adolfsen, Frode
and Breivik, Kyrre
and Kyrrestad, Henriette",
title="An App-Based Intervention for Adolescents Exposed to Cyberbullying in Norway: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial",
journal="JMIR Res Protoc",
year="2021",
month="Nov",
day="8",
volume="10",
number="11",
pages="e31789",
keywords="cyberbullying; intervention; mobile app; adolescents; NettOpp; mental health; health care",
abstract="Background: Adolescents 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. Objective: 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. Methods: An 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. Results: Recruitment will start in January 2022. The results from this study will be available in 2023. Conclusions: There are few published evaluation studies on app-based interventions. This project and its publications will contribute new knowledge to the field. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04176666; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04176666 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/31789 ",
issn="1929-0748",
doi="10.2196/31789",
url="https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/11/e31789",
url="https://doi.org/10.2196/31789",
url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34747704"
}