%0 Journal Article
%@ 1929-0748
%I JMIR Publications
%V 10
%N 11
%P e31789
%T An App-Based Intervention for Adolescents Exposed to Cyberbullying in Norway: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
%A Kaiser,Sabine
%A Martinussen,Monica
%A Adolfsen,Frode
%A Breivik,Kyrre
%A Kyrrestad,Henriette
%+ Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - North, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Campus Tromsø, Breivika, Tromsø, 9019, Norway, 47 77645850, sabine.kaiser@uit.no
%K cyberbullying
%K intervention
%K mobile app
%K adolescents
%K NettOpp
%K mental health
%K adolescents
%K health care
%D 2021
%7 8.11.2021
%9 Protocol
%J JMIR Res Protoc
%G English
%X 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 
%M 34747704
%R 10.2196/31789
%U https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/11/e31789
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/31789
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34747704