Evaluation of the effect of a gamification approach in blood donation

JRCT ID: jRCT1050210006

Registered date:14/04/2021

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: blood donnor
• Date of first enrollment: 14/04/2021
• Target sample size: 52
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): Using the application that has gamification functions

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Intention to donate, intention to contribute in blood donation
• Secondary Outcome: Blood donnor identity, awareness about blood donation, application usage metrics, application usability

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 16age old
• Age maximum: <= 50age old
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

- Age between 16 to 50 years.
- Have stayed in Japan for the last 2 months.
- Have a smartphone for mobile application installation (for the current study, iOS is required, model iPhone 7 or above, with operative system of iOS 13 or above).
- Either had a past deferral situation (not finishing the blood donation process) or falls into one of the deferral scenarios stated by the Japanese Red Cross Society: http://www.jrc.or.jp/donation/about/refrain/

Exclude criteria

- Aged less than 16 or more than 50 years.
- Has stayed in Japan for the less than 2 months.
- Does not own a smartphone (for the current study, iOS is required, model iPhone 7 or above, with operative system of iOS 13 or above).
- Has no previous experience with blood donation

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Santos Henrique de Oliveira Luciano