Efficacy of Gamification in Enhancing User Engagement

Part of paid clinical trials in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sponsor
MapHabit, Inc.
Study ID
NCT05422339
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
N/A - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • The MapHabit system (MHS) — DEVICE
    The MapHabit System (MHS) is a commercially available visual mapping software application that utilize visual, audio, and text media to create step-by-step visual guides to assist individuals and their caregivers in structuring and accomplishing activities of daily living (ADLs). The goal of the application is to develop and facilitate habits and routines using structured visual and auditory stimuli that can be customized by the user and can include educational and lesson-based material in addition to ADLs. The application will be made available to families through compatible smartphones and tablets. Depending on the condition, participants will receive a specific version of the application. The experimental condition will receive the version that incorporates gamified content and structure. The MHS is a general wellness product and there is no regulatory oversight of the MapHabit System mapping functionality. This functionality is not a regulated medical device.

Study Details

As part of Phase II of the NIH SBIR grant, the study will conduct a randomized controlled clinical trial in which the MapHabit system's gamification is investigated to determine whether the assistive technology facilitates user engagement and retention. Additionally, the study will examine if the gamified software improves the quality of life of persons with dementia and reduce the burden of the respective care partners. Participants will be individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias in mild to moderate stage of cognitive impairment, accompanied by their respective primary care partner (i.e., primary familial caregiver). The study will be a randomized controlled clinical trial, in which two conditions will be investigated: 1) experimental condition in which MHS+Gamification is implemented into the daily care received by participants 2) control condition in which the MHS alone and separate engagement material is incorporated into the participant's daily care. Sample size goal will strive for a total of 40 individual-caregiver dyads, 20 in each condition. The study duration will be a 6-month intervention.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 12, 2022
Status verified
Sep 2025
Primary completion
Dec 28, 2023
Completion
Dec 28, 2023

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Gamified Intervention
    This condition involved the implementation of an assistive technology software (the MapHabit system) with added gamification features into the daily care of the participants. The experimental condition received the version that incorporates gamified content and structure. Gamification involved receiving four new cognitive games each month. The cognitive games that were chosen for the current study followed game types observed to be prevalent in literature centered on serious games within dementia research. These games aim for cognitive stimulation in slowing down symptom acuity. Game design elements of positive reinforcement, problem-solving, progression, and visual cues were implemented into game content and software.
  • Active Comparator: Non-gamified Intervention
    This control condition acted as the active comparator to the experimental condition. The same assistive technology, the MapHabit system, will be given to a separate group of participants with mild to moderate stage of ADRD. The difference here will be that the software will be a version that does not include gamification features. The Control Group watched several 40 to 55-minute educational videos that were sent to the participants' devices each month. The content involved topics such as Happiness, Memory, Nutrition/Diet, and Mindfulness. The intent was to have the two groups engaged for about equal lengths of time in each of their respective interventions.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in User Interaction and Engagement From Baseline to 6 Months [ Time Frame: User engagement (i.e., map count) was collected daily for the total duration of 180 days/6 months of the subject's participation. Usage data was segmented and analyzed via monthly basis. ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
MapHabitAtlantaGeorgia30308-

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