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The effect of a mobile game application on knowledge and health-related beliefs in children with chronic kidney disease: A randomized controlled trial.

Article B Peer reviewed Small trial

Key takeaways

Researchers built a mobile game for children aged 11 to 14 who have chronic kidney disease, then tested it in a randomized trial of 64 children, 32 in each group. They measured what the children knew about their illness, what they believed about their health, and their clinical test results, over the short term. The trial is small and short, so it can hint at whether a game teaches children well but cannot show any effect on kidney health over time.

Who did this work

Uysal G · Düzkaya DS · Karakul A · Terzi B · Uçar S · Bıçaklı NU · Arı BG · Yılmaz A

Source

Article · PubMed, Lifestyle and CKD · 2026 Sep 3
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42691682/