TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kaiser, Sabine
AU  - Martinussen, Monica
AU  - Adolfsen, Frode
AU  - Breivik, Kyrre
AU  - Kyrrestad, Henriette
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/8
TI  - An App-Based Intervention for Adolescents Exposed to Cyberbullying in Norway: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
JO  - JMIR Res Protoc
SP  - e31789
VL  - 10
IS  - 11
KW  - cyberbullying
KW  - intervention
KW  - mobile app
KW  - adolescents
KW  - NettOpp
KW  - mental health
KW  - health care
AB  - 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 
SN  - 1929-0748
UR  - https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/11/e31789
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/31789
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34747704
DO  - 10.2196/31789
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/31789
ER  -