Health Literacy and Overweight in Adolescents

NCT ID: NCT03482193

Last Updated: 2018-04-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

254 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-01-31

Study Completion Date

2017-06-30

Brief Summary

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Obesity in children and adolescents has become a major public health problem in recent years. In Belgium, 20% of people aged between 2 and 17 are overweight and 7% suffer from obesity. While studies often associate this overweight with socio-economic level, other factors, such as health literacy (HL), may also play a role. Among adolescents, some studies have shown an association between the level of HL and the Body Mass Index (BMI). Our study aims to investigate the association between HL of adolescents and their BMI.

This is a cross-sectional survey among 9 high schools in a medium city of Belgium, including 254 high school students aged between 12-17 years. Health literacy was assessed by the Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents (HELMA). Student's age, sex, weight, size and parental socio-economic status are gathered in the medical file during the medical examination organized by the schools after obtaining the informed consent of the students and their parents.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Overweight and Obesity

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Adolescents

Adolescents in 2nd or 4th year in secondary school, from 9 different schools in Liège, Belgium.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Studying in one of the participating school
* Being in 2nd or 4th year
* Parental consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Liege

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Isabelle Bragard

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Isabelle Bragard

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Université de Liège

Locations

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University of Liège

Liège, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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HL-ado-obésité

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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