EYTO-SPAIN: EYTO (European Youth Tackling Obesity): A Randomized Controlled Trial in Catalonia (Spain)

Sponsor
University Rovira i Virgili (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02157402
Collaborator
European Commission (Other), Centro Tecnológico de Nutrición y Salud (Other), Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus (Other), Companhia de Ideas (Other), Komunikujeme (Other), National Children's Bureau (Other)
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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
  • Behavioral: Social marketing activities and pop-up events to promote healthy lifestyles
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

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
400 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
A Youth Led Social Marketing Campaign to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles. EYTO (European Youth Tackling Obesity): A Randomized Controlled Trial in Catalonia (Spain)
Study Start Date :
May 1, 2014
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Sep 1, 2015
Actual Study Completion Date :
Sep 1, 2015

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
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

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

  1. Change of Fruit intake [Change from Baseline in fruit Intake at 2 academic years]

    Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey

  2. Change of Vegetable intake [Change from Baseline in vegetable Intake at 2 academic years]

    Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey

  3. 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

  1. 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

Ages Eligible for Study:
13 Years to 17 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Informed consent signed by parents and/or guardians.

  • 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
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.
Responsible Party:
Rosa Sola, MD, PhD, University Rovira i Virgili
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02157402
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • EYTO-SPAIN
First Posted:
Jun 6, 2014
Last Update Posted:
Oct 6, 2021
Last Verified:
Sep 1, 2021
Keywords provided by Rosa Sola, MD, PhD, University Rovira i Virgili
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 6, 2021