Ignite Creation Date:
2024-06-16 @ 11:51 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:31 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06445751
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-06-06
First Post:
2024-05-21
Brief Title:
Step Up for STEM and Health Careers
Sponsor:
Ohio State University
Organization:
Ohio State University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Step up for STEM and Health Careers An Interactive Digital Resource to Reduce STEM-related Biases and Improve High School STEM Learning Environments
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate Step Up for STEM and Health Careers The Step Up for STEM and Health Careers Step Up game is an interactive digital resource that includes the key elements of a bystander intervention for high school students to understand the importance of diversity in STEM it also addresses skills attitudes and awareness to attain positive STEM identities and mitigate bias and harassment in STEM and health learning environments
Participants in the intervention arm will be asked to complete the Step Up interactive game participants in the comparison group will be asked to view a PowerPoint presentation on bias and harassment in STEMhealth fields as the control experience The Step Up game intervention and study outcomes are theory-based Theory of Planned Behavior Social Cognitive Career Theory SCCT we will assess the impact of Step Up on attitudes about STEMhealth careers STEMhealth career self-efficacy and bystander behavior
Participants in the intervention arm will be asked to complete the Step Up interactive game participants in the comparison group will be asked to view a PowerPoint presentation on bias and harassment in STEMhealth fields as the control experience The Step Up game intervention and study outcomes are theory-based Theory of Planned Behavior Social Cognitive Career Theory SCCT we will assess the impact of Step Up on attitudes about STEMhealth careers STEMhealth career self-efficacy and bystander behavior
Detailed Description:
The goal of this randomized control trial is to evaluate the impact of the Step Up for STEM and Health Careers intervention game on STEMhealth career and bystander attitudes as well as self-efficacy Participants will be randomly assigned to participate in either the Step Up intervention game or the educational PowerPoint presentation
The Step Up for STEM and Health Careers intervention consists of students playing a Step Up game to help them understand the importance of diversity in STEM and health careers attain STEMhealth career self-efficacy and create an inclusive learning environment for others The control group consists of an educational PowerPoint presentation on the importance of diversity in STEM and health careers STEMhealth career self-efficacy and creating an inclusive learning environment for others
The Step Up intervention game created by Resilient Games Studio RGS consists of six digital episodes that focus on a specific topic importance of diversity in STEM careers heuristics and biases structural biases and intersectionality harassment sexual harassment and bystander behaviors Each episode includes interactive mini-games to teach theory-based skills and lessons Adult characters who serve as in-game STEMhealth role models are integrated throughout the game The game was built based on the Theory of Planned Behavior TPB and the Social Cognitive Career Theory SCCT to improve STEMhealth career and bystander attitudes as well as self-efficacy
The educational PowerPoint presentation on bias and harassment in STEMhealth fields was also created by RGS and will be used as a control experience for adolescent participants The PowerPoint presentation will contain sections that correspond to each of the episode topics of the Step Up intervention game
The Step Up for STEM and Health Careers intervention consists of students playing a Step Up game to help them understand the importance of diversity in STEM and health careers attain STEMhealth career self-efficacy and create an inclusive learning environment for others The control group consists of an educational PowerPoint presentation on the importance of diversity in STEM and health careers STEMhealth career self-efficacy and creating an inclusive learning environment for others
The Step Up intervention game created by Resilient Games Studio RGS consists of six digital episodes that focus on a specific topic importance of diversity in STEM careers heuristics and biases structural biases and intersectionality harassment sexual harassment and bystander behaviors Each episode includes interactive mini-games to teach theory-based skills and lessons Adult characters who serve as in-game STEMhealth role models are integrated throughout the game The game was built based on the Theory of Planned Behavior TPB and the Social Cognitive Career Theory SCCT to improve STEMhealth career and bystander attitudes as well as self-efficacy
The educational PowerPoint presentation on bias and harassment in STEMhealth fields was also created by RGS and will be used as a control experience for adolescent participants The PowerPoint presentation will contain sections that correspond to each of the episode topics of the Step Up intervention game
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None