TeenPower: e-Empowering Teenagers to Prevent Obesity

NCT ID: NCT03516097

Last Updated: 2020-02-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

360 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-01

Study Completion Date

2019-02-28

Brief Summary

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Transdisciplinary practice-based action research project that aims to develop innovative cognitive-behavioral interventions to empower adolescents, through increased and interactive contact between adolescent and multidisciplinary healthcare team. Project born from the discussion with trans-territorial stakeholders (health professionals and school communities), in the absence of an integrated, creative and dynamic strategy of overweight prevention and promotion of salutogenic behaviors in adolescents.

The polytechnics of Leiria, Santarém and Castelo Branco are co-promotors of this project, as well as Município de Leiria (City Council), key partners in the development and implementation of the intervention program. It is expected the partnership with ARS-Centro.

The main goal is the development, implementation and evaluation of a program for the promotion of healthy behaviors and prevention of obesity in adolescence, based on e-therapy and sustained by the case management methodology.

Detailed Description

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Transdisciplinary practice-based action research project that aims to develop innovative interventions to promote healthy behaviors. Project called from a territorial issue, identified and discussed with local stakeholders (health professionals and school community), in the absence of an integrated, creative and dynamic strategy of overweight prevention and promotion of salutogenic behaviors in adolescents.

Adolescent obesity has reached epidemic proportions, being urgent to find effective prevention strategies and adequate resources that induce change at the individual, family and community level. The core components of classic prevention programs have been unable to obtain the desired adherence. The solution may involve a more extensive and frequent contact with the healthcare team and the use of alternative communication channels and interacting/dynamic technologies with adolescents.

Given the research team's experience in developing innovative products and healthcare technological solutions, this need was faced as an opportunity to network and explore synergies between territorial partners. The polytechnics of Leiria (IPL), Santarém (IPS) and Castelo Branco (IPCB) are co-promotors of this project, as well as the Município de Leiria (City Council). It is also expected the partnership with the local primary healthcare stakeholders (Administração Regional de Saúde do Centro: ARS-C), key partners in the development phase and in the implementation of the intervention program. An agile product development process will be adopted, an iterative and incremental approach for planning and implementing, in an intense and permanent dialogue with healthcare professionals, and adolescents throughout the platform and the mobile app development process.

The main goal is the development, implementation and evaluation of a program for the promotion of healthy behaviors and prevention of obesity in adolescence, based on e-therapy and sustained by the case management methodology. The project is directed to the cognitive-behavioral empowerment of adolescents, through increased and interactive contact between adolescents and multidisciplinary healthcare team. The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the intervention can optimize resources and maximize impact, as a complement to conventional approaches, The project includes the development of three complementary studies: (S1) evaluation of adolescents' health status and cognitive-behavioral indicators, (S2) usability evaluation of the TeenPower platform and mobile app (S3) implementation and adherence evaluation to the TeenPower intervention program.

The positive evaluation of the intervention program will stimulate the inclusion of ICT in the promotion of salutogenic behaviors and overweight prevention, creating technological interfaces that will allow customizing the intervention parameters and facilitating the monitoring and tracking.

Conditions

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Adolescent Obesity Empowerment ICT

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Experimental Group A

Structured school based intervention + mobile app usage

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Structured school based intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intervention includes behavioral, nutritional and physical activity counselling (online and face-to-face psycho-educative sessions).

mobile app usage

Intervention Type DEVICE

The e-therapeutic platform and mobile app (TeenPower) includes educational resources, self-monitoring, social support, interactive training modules and motivational tools. In addition to the case manager, the program will also have the direct support of an interdisciplinary team (nurse, nutritionist, exercise physiologist, psychologist among others).

Experimental Group B

mobile app usage

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

mobile app usage

Intervention Type DEVICE

The e-therapeutic platform and mobile app (TeenPower) includes educational resources, self-monitoring, social support, interactive training modules and motivational tools. In addition to the case manager, the program will also have the direct support of an interdisciplinary team (nurse, nutritionist, exercise physiologist, psychologist among others).

Control Group

Structured school based intervention

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Structured school based intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intervention includes behavioral, nutritional and physical activity counselling (online and face-to-face psycho-educative sessions).

Interventions

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Structured school based intervention

Intervention includes behavioral, nutritional and physical activity counselling (online and face-to-face psycho-educative sessions).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

mobile app usage

The e-therapeutic platform and mobile app (TeenPower) includes educational resources, self-monitoring, social support, interactive training modules and motivational tools. In addition to the case manager, the program will also have the direct support of an interdisciplinary team (nurse, nutritionist, exercise physiologist, psychologist among others).

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* school groups of Leiria, Santarém and Castelo Branco, aged between 12 and 16, with easy access to internet and smartphone/tablet

Exclusion Criteria

* language or cognitive limitations
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Polytechnic University of Santarém

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Município de Leiria

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Pedro Sousa

Prof.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

Leiria, , Portugal

Site Status

Countries

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Portugal

Other Identifiers

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POCI-01-0145-FEDER-23557

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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