EYTO-SPAIN: EYTO (European Youth Tackling Obesity): A Randomized Controlled Trial in Catalonia (Spain)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Our hypothesis is that healthy lifestyles improvement by an intervention designed according 8 social marketing Benchmark criteria, can reduce overweight or obesity implemented by adolescents on their colleges.
The general aim of EYTO program is to improve health and well-being among adolescents who live in low socioeconomically communities, through an intervention study designed by selected adolescents with the inclusion of social marketing Benchmark criteria.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
5 adolescent coordinators (of intervention high-schools) will be trained by experts in social marketing and health promotion. This 5 selected adolescent as coordinators who will be in charge of the design of an 8 social marketing criteria intervention to implement their peers´ lifestyles.
The program has over two academic years. The participants will be followed for the duration of 2 academic years, an expected of up to 16 months.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention Group The intervention group will received activities and social events designed according 8 social marketing Benchmark criteria to promote healthy lifestyles. |
Behavioral: Social marketing activities and pop-up events to promote healthy lifestyles
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No Intervention: Control Group The control group will not received any intervention activities and social events to promote healthy lifestyles. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change of Fruit intake [Change from Baseline in fruit Intake at 2 academic years]
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey
- Change of Vegetable intake [Change from Baseline in vegetable Intake at 2 academic years]
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey
- Change of Physical activity practice [Change from Baseline in physical activity practice at 2 academic years]
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change of Sedentary behaviour [Change from Baseline in sedentary behaviour at 2 academic years]
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Informed consent signed by parents and/or guardians.
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Adolescents between 13 and 17 years old.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The lack of one or more inclusion criteria.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Universitat Rovira i Virgili | Reus | Tarragona | Spain | 43204 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University Rovira i Virgili
- European Commission
- Centro Tecnológico de Nutrición y Salud
- Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus
- Companhia de Ideas
- Komunikujeme
- National Children's Bureau
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Rosa Solà Alberich, M.D., PhD, Centro Tecnológico de Nutrición y Salud
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- EYTO-SPAIN