iLookOut for Child Abuse: Micro-learning to Improve Knowledge Retention

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Conditions studied: Child Abuse

In brief

This proposed randomized controlled trial will examine whether gamified micro-learning is a feasible and effective way to promote long-term learning about child abuse and its reporting. After completing the interactive online learning program, iLookOut for Child Abuse, early childhood professionals will receive brief (5-10 minute) gamified learning exercises to complete on their smart-phones. By measuring knowledge (and other outcomes) over time, the investigators will determine how much knowledge decays over various time periods, how well micro-learning can remediate that decay, and whether such a 2-phase intervention is feasible for helping early childhood professionals be better prepared to identify and report suspected child abuse.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04324619

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

6000

Starts

2024-04-10

Expected to finish

2027-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• At least 18 years of age
• Works or volunteers at a childcare facility in Pennsylvania

You may not qualify if…

• Younger than 18 years of age
• Does not work or volunteer at a childcare facility in Pennsylvania

Where it is running

• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center / Penn State College of Medicine — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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