GroSafe Real World Trial 

Control Group Instructions

Control Group: The participants in the Control Group of the GroSafe Real World Trial Programme will not be playing the game.

Instructions:

  1. Connect with the GroSafe team on dedicated social-media and gaming platforms.
  2. Add a shortcut to the reporting application on your personal phone. Click here for instructions.
  3. Contact with Kamran through email to verify if all necessary preparation steps are completed.
  4. Participants should use social media and play video games as normal.
  5. Expect GroSafe team to reach out for a survey/call interview at the end of the trial.

Important Notes:

Our researchers will attempt to interact with your child in the following ways:

  • Send initial message on social/gaming platform
  • Send connection/friend request
  • Request to move to a private/encrypted channel
  • Request to share personal information
  • Request to share a selfie photo (a request of a photo of any other type will not be from the GroSafe team).

We will never ask to meet in real life. If your child is asked for a meeting, this is not the GroSafe team, and they should inform you immediately. 

A participant will never be asked to share inappropriate content. If a participant shares inappropriate content without being asked, the following steps will be taken:

  1. The participant will be informed that the content is not appropriate.
  2. You will be informed.
  3. The participant will be offered support.
  4. An incident report will be recorded.
  5. Relevant authorities will be informed, if necessary.
  6. The content will be deleted.

What if I have more questions?

Parent Information Sheet

If you are curious or feel like you need more information, please do not hesitate to email the research team on GroSafe@tudublin.ie We're here to answer any and all questions you might have about the trial and our research.