Game on: digital play beats lectures in teaching burn safety to teens
NCT ID NCT07404501
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared a serious digital game to a traditional lecture for teaching burn prevention and first aid to 44 students. Participants took a knowledge test before and after the lesson, and again two weeks later. The goal was to see which method helped students learn and remember more.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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44 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Students regularly enrolled in the MedEnsina preparatory course * Ability to understand the instructions and the content of the proposed educational activities * Availability to participate in the intervention on the first day of the study and to attend the two-week follow-up * Signed informed consent form and, when applicable, assent form Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to attend the intervention on the first day of the study * Failure to attend the follow-up assessment two weeks after the intervention * Incomplete completion of the pre- or post-intervention questionnaires * Withdrawal of consent at any stage of the study * Any condition that, in the investigators' judgment, may impair adequate participation or understanding of the educational activities
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil
São Paulo, São Paulo, 01246 903, Brazil
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