Innovative Tool to Limit Spread of COVID 19 in Residential Aged Care Facilities

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This project is a randomised trial in order to determine if gamification can result in behaviour change for healthcare workers in the residential aged care setting. The app is for Age Care and care workers at the front line who are working to protect those most vulnerable to COVID-19. There are 2 groups in this trial on group will receive current and accurate information from an app. The other group will receives the app with the addition of a gamification competent, this will include rewarding experiences for staff doing safety behaviours and wellbeing behaviours. The purpose of the gamification is to create a calming and reassuring experience that injects positivity and joy where possible during this stressful time.

Detailed Description
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The study design will be a multi- centre cluster randomised control trial, where Age Care facilities are randomised into two groups: Newsfeed- gets the app with newsfeed only Gamification group- gets the full gamified app, including the newsfeed Workers in our network of residential aged care facilities will be invited to participate in a study of communication of information regarding COVID-19 and how they will play a role in preventing its spread.

Official Title
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Innovative Tool to Limit Spread of COVID 19 in Residential Aged Care

Conditions
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COVID, Influenza, Gastroenteritis

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Gamification
* Behavioral: Newsfeed function


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age Health Care Worker Exclusion Criteria: -

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 90 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Sequential Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Newsfeed<br>This will provide you with reliable accurate information on the pandemic. | Behavioral: Newsfeed function<br>* This will provide the user with reliable accurate information on the pandemic.<br>|
| Experimental: Gamification<br>The gamification function will allow users to earn points for actions completed. The gamification function has links to resources for infection control, watching or completing tasks or playing games to earn points. Points can be viewed at a facility level, state level or national level. | Behavioral: Gamification<br>* This will provide the user with the newsfeed function and the addition of a gamification function<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| To compare the hours of sick leave used over the course of the 4-week period post randomisation for each group | Compare the number of sick leave prior to users utilising the app and at the end of the 4 weeks between the arms | 4 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| To compare handwashing behaviour | Compare the amount of soap/sanitiser used between the arms | 4 weeks | 
| To compare self-testing rates | Compare the number of self tests between the two arms | 4 weeks | 
| To compare the level of surface wipe down | Compare the amount of wipes/disinfectant used between the two arms | 4 weeks | 
| To compare number of COVID-19 tests completed in Facilities | Compare the number of COVID-19 tests between the two arms | 4 weeks | 
| To compare the number of COVID 19 infections in facilities | Compare the number of COVID-19 infections between the arms | 4 weeks | 
| To compare the other types of outbreaks (Flu, gastroenteritis) | Compare the number of flu and gastroenteritis outbreaks between the arms | 4 weeks | 
| To compare the awareness of COVID 19 training available to workers in the facilities | Compare the COVID 19 training between the two arms, this is via a self reported survey | 4 weeks | 
| To compare the awareness of PPE training available to workers in the facilities | Compare the awareness of PPE training of the workers in the two arms, this is captured in self reported survey | 4 weeks | 
| To compare the levels of PPE material used in | Compare the amount of PPE used between the arms | 4 weeks | 
| To compare the wellbeing and self-efficacy of the two groups | Compare the wellbeing and self-efficacy between the two arms, this is captured in a self reported survey. | 4 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Infection Control