Robot-Assisted Immersive Escape Room Game for Tobacco Harm Prevention Among Elementary School Students

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Conditions studied: Tobacco Use

In brief

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a robot-assisted immersive escape room intervention for tobacco harm prevention among upper-grade elementary school students. A total of 200 fifth- and sixth-grade students from elementary schools in New Taipei City, Taiwan, will participate in this quasi-experimental, parallel-group design. Participants will be allocated non-randomly to either the experimental group, which receives the robot-assisted immersive escape room intervention, or the active comparator group, which receives standard classroom-based tobacco harm prevention education. In the experimental arm, an educational robot named "Anti-Smoking Kebbi" serves as a non-player character (NPC) to facilitate human-robot interaction through puzzle-solving and scenario-based learning focused on e-cigarette and tobacco hazards. Both groups will be assessed using validated questionnaires at three time points: baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up. Primary and secondary outcome measures will include changes in tobacco harm knowledge, health beliefs, smoking refusal self-efficacy, extended expectation confirmation, learning engagement, behavioral intention, and advocacy intention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07501572

Run by

National Taiwan Normal University

People needed

200

Starts

2026-04-01

Expected to finish

2026-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-30

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Fifth or sixth grade students from elementary schools in New Taipei City
• Age 10-12 years
• Written consent from parent/guardian
• Verbal assent from student
• Able to understand Chinese questionnaires

You may not qualify if…

• Prior participation in tobacco harm education trials
• History of tobacco-related allergies
• Unable to complete questionnaires
• Parental refusal to participate

Where it is running

• Shuangfeng Elementary School, New Taipei City — New Taipei City, Xindian District, Taiwan

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