Clinical trial NCT06442696: Effect Of HCP On Nutrition, Physical Activity And Body Mass Index
Official title: Effect Of Healthy Choices Program On Nutrition, Physical Activity And Body Mass Index In Adolescents
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Obesity
Adolescent Obesity
Keywords: School nursing
Healthy choices
Nutrition
Physical Activity
Lead sponsor: Bahçeşehir University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-06-04
Enrollment: 150
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 10
Maximum age (years): 14
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to test effectiveness of "The Healthy Choices Program, in adolescents. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

1. Effectiveness of Healthy Choices on Body Mass Index
2. Effectiveness of Healthy Choices on Health Attitude, Nutrition and Physical Activity Knowledge
3. Effectiveness of Healthy Choices on Fruit,vegetable, water consumption

Detailed description: In our study, a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test control group was used. This study was carried out between May 2022 and January 2023. 150 adolescents in the 5th, 6th and 7th grades of two secondary schools in Istanbul were included in the study. One of the schools was designated as the intervention group (n=75) and the other as the control group (n=75). Six sessions of training were given to the intervention group. Data were collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Form, Healthy Habits Questionnaire, Adolescent Attitude Scale, Adolescent Physical Activity Knowledge Scale, Adolescent Nutrition Knowledge Scale and Physical Activity Questionnaire. Chi-square test, t test, Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon test were used to analyze the data.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male and female adolescents in 6th, 7th and 8th grades

  * Adolescents without mental disabilities
  * Families and adolescents who agree to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Families and adolescents who did not agree to participate in the study were not included in the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables in the experimental group
timeFrame: Up to six months
measure: Decreasing screen time of adolescents in the experimental group
timeFrame: Up to six months
measure: Increasing physical activity level of adolescents in the experimental group
timeFrame: Up to six months
measure: Decreasing consumption sugary drinks of adolescents in the experimental group
timeFrame: Up to six months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Increasing consumption water and milk of adolescents in the experimental group
timeFrame: Up to six months
measure: Increasing healthy lifestyle attitude scale score of adolescents in the experimental group
timeFrame: Up to six months
measure: Increasing adolescent nutrition knowledge of adolescents in the experimental group
timeFrame: Up to six months
measure: Increasing Adolescent activity knowledge of adolescents in the experimental group
timeFrame: Up to six months
measure: Reducing Body Mass Index of adolescents in the experimental group
timeFrame: Up to six months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Tugba Duygu OZMET
Study officials:
affiliation: Bahçeşehir University
name: Tugba D Ozmet, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Bahçeşehir University
name: Tugba D Ozmet, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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