A Clinical Trial Of Two Educational Strategies In Cardiovascular Health In Child Population

NCT ID: NCT01418872

Last Updated: 2015-01-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

1730 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-01-31

Brief Summary

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AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of two strategies in cardiovascular risk in children 2º grade in the community of Madrid.

DESIGN: cluster-randomized trial with blinded evaluator SCOPE AND SUBJECTS OF STUDY: Children of both sexes enrolled in 2º grade in public schools in the community of Madrid. Rate exclusion criteria INTERVENTION: Schools were randomly assigned to two groups: an experimental group that the investigators organized a concert teaching focused on messages cardio, a second group or control group to which they will host a healthy breakfast as it has been offering the Community of Madrid .

MEASUREMENTS: The primary end result is the increase of correct answers on a standardized test to be administered before and after the activity.

Secondary outcomes will be, improving the same questionnaire at 6 months and reduced overall weight and center from before the intervention at 6 months of it.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Healthy Breakfast

The activity will be performed at the school dining hall, scheduling 1 hour for breakfast,within the school hours, with maximum 50 children per turn It involves placing a table mat, a cup, a plate and two slices of bread per child, plus 1-liter bottle of milk for each four children and 1-liter bottle of oil for each twelve. The dining hall will be all set up before the students come in.

Participatory lesson : Ideal number of daily meals, Importance of daily breakfast for the activity, Time for breakfast, Basic components for a healthy breakfast, The role of cereals at breakfast, The role of dairy products at breakfast,The role of fruits at breakfast, Importance of exercise for cardiovascular health, The role of unhealthy habits: sedentary lifestyle.

The students will be invited to take the table mat and the cup, in which is inscribed: "I am a heart-saver", so that they take them home and serve as a reminder of the activity.

A pamphlet of the NAOS strategy will also be delivered.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Didactic Concerts

Intervention Type OTHER

The activity we are going to test consists in a communication and spreading strategy.

The activity will take place in the auditorium of the school, scheduling 1 hour for concert, within the school hours, and having maximum 50 children per turn.

Preparation of the auditorium for the activity 5 classic musical pieces and a story as a conducting thread. Children will be asked to clap and raise hands to participate in the mission of becoming a heart-savers: Ideal number of daily meals, Importance of daily breakfast for the activity, Time for breakfast, Basic components for a healthy breakfast, The role of cereals at breakfast, dairy products in breakfast, fruits at breakfast, Importance of exercise for cardiovascular health, The role of sedentary lifestyle.

Students will be invited to take the playbill as a bookmark format and a cup is inscribed: "I am a heart-saver", so that they take them home and serve as a reminder of the activity. A NAOS strategy pamphlet will also be delivered.

Didactic concerts

The activity we are going to test consists in a communication and spreading strategy.

The activity will take place in the auditorium of the school, scheduling 1 hour for concert, within the school hours, and having maximum 50 children per turn.

Preparation of the auditorium for the activity 5 classic musical pieces and a story as a conducting thread. Children will be asked to clap and raise hands to participate in the mission of becoming a heart-savers: Ideal number of daily meals, Importance of daily breakfast for the activity, Time for breakfast, Basic components for a healthy breakfast, The role of cereals at breakfast, dairy products in breakfast, fruits at breakfast, Importance of exercise for cardiovascular health, The role of sedentary lifestyle.

Students will be invited to take the playbill as a bookmark format and a cup is inscribed: "I am a heart-saver", so that they take them home and serve as a reminder of the activity. A NAOS strategy pamphlet will also be delivered.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Didactic Concerts

Intervention Type OTHER

The activity we are going to test consists in a communication and spreading strategy.

The activity will take place in the auditorium of the school, scheduling 1 hour for concert, within the school hours, and having maximum 50 children per turn.

Preparation of the auditorium for the activity 5 classic musical pieces and a story as a conducting thread. Children will be asked to clap and raise hands to participate in the mission of becoming a heart-savers: Ideal number of daily meals, Importance of daily breakfast for the activity, Time for breakfast, Basic components for a healthy breakfast, The role of cereals at breakfast, dairy products in breakfast, fruits at breakfast, Importance of exercise for cardiovascular health, The role of sedentary lifestyle.

Students will be invited to take the playbill as a bookmark format and a cup is inscribed: "I am a heart-saver", so that they take them home and serve as a reminder of the activity. A NAOS strategy pamphlet will also be delivered.

Interventions

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Didactic Concerts

The activity we are going to test consists in a communication and spreading strategy.

The activity will take place in the auditorium of the school, scheduling 1 hour for concert, within the school hours, and having maximum 50 children per turn.

Preparation of the auditorium for the activity 5 classic musical pieces and a story as a conducting thread. Children will be asked to clap and raise hands to participate in the mission of becoming a heart-savers: Ideal number of daily meals, Importance of daily breakfast for the activity, Time for breakfast, Basic components for a healthy breakfast, The role of cereals at breakfast, dairy products in breakfast, fruits at breakfast, Importance of exercise for cardiovascular health, The role of sedentary lifestyle.

Students will be invited to take the playbill as a bookmark format and a cup is inscribed: "I am a heart-saver", so that they take them home and serve as a reminder of the activity. A NAOS strategy pamphlet will also be delivered.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

* Students with food allergies or intolerances.
* Students with severe hearing impairment (not corrected).
* Students whose parents didn´t sign the informed consent to participate in the study.
* Students with a poor understanding of oral and written language.
* To have previously received healthy breakfasts interventions or educational concerts.
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

9 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Madrid

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fundación de Investigación Biomédica - Hospital Universitario de La Princesa

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Instituto de Salud Carlos III

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Comunidad de Madrid

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Agencia Lain Entralgo

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Blanca Novella

Médico familia SERMAS

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Blanca Novella, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

SERMAS

Locations

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Agencia Lain Entralgo

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Sanchez-Gomez LM, Fernandez-Luque MJ, Ruiz-Diaz L, Sanchez-Alcalde R, Sierra-Garcia B, Mayayo-Vicente S, Ruiz-Lopez M, Loeches-Belinchon P, Lopez-Gonzalez J, Gonzalez-Gamarra A, Gallego-Arenas A, Cubillo-Serna A, Gil-Juberias G, Perez-Cayuela P, Canedo-Arguelles CA, Garcia-Pascual JN, Ruiz-Chercoles E, Suarez-Fernandez C, Garcia-Polo I, Abad-Perez D, Ballesteros-Arribas JM, Izquierdo-Martinez M, Salvador-Alcaide E, Arribas-Vela AB, Alonso-Perez JM, Veja-Piris L, Rodriguez-Salvanes F, Novella-Arribas B. A cluster-randomised clinical trial comparing two cardiovascular health education strategies in a child population: the Savinghearts project. BMC Public Health. 2012 Nov 23;12:1024. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1024.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23176593 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1668-BK-148

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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