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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Life Style
• Interventions: Behavioral: Social marketing activities and pop-up events to promote healthy lifestyles

• Registration Number: NCT02157402
• Lead Sponsor: University Rovira i Virgili

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.

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 Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-05
• Study First Submitted: 2014-05-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-03
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-06
• Primary Completion: 2015-09
• Study Completion: 2015-09
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Social marketing activities and pop-up events to promote healthy lifestyles	The intervention group will received activities and social events designed according 8 social marketing Benchmark criteria to promote healthy lifestyles.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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

Name	Time	Method
Change of Sedentary behaviour	Change from Baseline in sedentary behaviour at 2 academic years	Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universitat Rovira i Virgili; 🇪🇸 Reus, Tarragona, Spain