Assessing the effects of an educational intervention to improve high school students’ ability to understand and critically appraise health claims.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health education; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000231943
• Lead Sponsor: eila Cusack

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-25
• Study Completion: 2022-01-21
• Last Update Posted: 22 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 974

Inclusion Criteria

All students in Years 7, 8, 9 and/or 10 from independent (private) high schools in Australia will be eligible to participate, along with students in Years 7, 8, 9 and/or 10 from public high schools within Victoria and independent public high schools within Queensland. The year level/s and number of classes that participate will be at each school’s discretion (for example, the school may decide that only Year 7 students will participate, or that only two of the four Year 9 Science classes will participate). All teachers of eligible students are eligible to assist with delivering the intervention. Each school will determine the most appropriate classes to deliver the program. Teachers are not formally participating however, the teachers of the classes that are allocated to the intervention group in this study will deliver the intervention, and provide information about the feasibility of, and satisfaction with, the program.

Exclusion Criteria

Students in years other than 7-10 will be excluded from participating. We anticipate ages ranging from approximately 12-16 years. Schools that only provide education for students with disabilities or special needs, or for international students (from non-English speaking backgrounds) will not be eligible.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified