Reducing Behavioral Risk Factors of NCDs: Protocol for a School-based Health Education Program in Bangladesh

NCT ID: NCT03975335

Last Updated: 2019-06-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 823 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-05-02
• Study Completion Date: 2018-08-20

Brief Summary

This is a before-after designed intervention study conducted in two randomly selected secondary schools- one was selected randomly as intervention school and the another as control school. A baseline survey was conducted among the students of both schools by a pre-tested questionnaire to attain their current status of knowledge, attitude and practices related to NCDs. Afterward, students were enrolled in the intervention group who met the eligibility criteria from the intervention school. The intervention was given through a health promotion session to a group of students, not more than 25 at a time, by trained facilitators. A post-intervention end line survey was conducted among all the participants from both schools using the same questionnaire three months after the baseline survey. An intervention has been developed based on some principals of two psychosocial theory- Motivational Interview and Social Cognitive Theory. Emphasis was given on motivating the adolescents towards a healthy lifestyle, supporting self-efficacy to be changed, guiding self-regulatory ways along with facilitating desired changing process by empowering them with choices about the preventive measures of NCDs. This intervention is expected to increase awareness by equipping the adolescents with specific knowledge and skills and thus, facilitate an eventual change in their practiced risk behaviors.

Conditions

Non-communicable Disease Risk Factors

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention group

Health education on NCDs and behavioral risk factors was delivered through motivation and observational learning session.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Health education

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

In this health education intervention, emphasis is given on evoking adolescents' internal desire to change, supporting self-efficacy to be changed, guiding self-regulatory ways along with facilitating desired changing process by empowering them with choices and skills.

Control group

Control group received session on carrier guidance.

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Carrier Guidance

Intervention Type: OTHER

Carrier opportunities and counselling

Interventions

Health education

In this health education intervention, emphasis is given on evoking adolescents' internal desire to change, supporting self-efficacy to be changed, guiding self-regulatory ways along with facilitating desired changing process by empowering them with choices and skills.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Carrier Guidance

Carrier opportunities and counselling

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Practicing at least two risk behaviors from three- unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and smoking

Exclusion Criteria

• Physically disabled or having limited movement

• Minimum Eligible Age: 14 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Directorate General of Health Services

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Chi Research & Infotec Ltd.

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Md Khalequzzaman, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sohel Reza Choudhury, DrPH

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute

Locations

Chi Research & Infotec Ltd.

Dhaka, , Bangladesh

Countries

Bangladesh

References

Salwa M, Subaita F, Choudhury SR, Khalequzzaman M, Al Mamun MA, Bhuiyan MR, Haque MA. Fruit and vegetables consumption among school-going adolescents: Findings from the baseline survey of an intervention program in a semi-urban area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. PLoS One. 2021 Jun 8;16(6):e0252297. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252297. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 34101740 (View on PubMed)

Salwa M, Atiqul Haque M, Khalequzzaman M, Al Mamun MA, Bhuiyan MR, Choudhury SR. Towards reducing behavioral risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adolescents: protocol for a school-based health education program in Bangladesh. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jul 25;19(1):1002. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7229-8.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 31345186 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

BSMMU/2018/5958

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id