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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
1000 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-11-01
2026-12-31
Brief Summary
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A vast majority of adolescents do not meet guidelines for healthy physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep, posing major risks for developing multiple non-communicable diseases. Unhealthy lifestyles seem more prevalent in urban than rural areas, with the neighbourhood environment as a mediating pathway linking urban living and poor health. How to develop and implement sustainable and effective interventions focused on adolescent health and wellbeing in urban vulnerable life situations is a key challenge and research gap. This paper describes the protocol of a Youth-centred Participatory Action (YoPA) project aiming to tailor, implement, and evaluate social and physical environmental interventions using an evidence-informed youth-centred co-creation approach, for structural improvement of the lifestyles of adolescents in urban vulnerable life situations.
Methods
In diverse urban environments in Denmark, the Netherlands, Nigeria, and South Africa, academic researchers will engage adolescents (12-19 years) growing up in vulnerable life situations and other key stakeholders (e.g., policy makers, urban planners, community leaders) in local co-creation communities. Together with academic researchers and local stakeholders, adolescents will take a leading role in mapping the local system for needs and opportunities; tailoring interventions to their local context; implementing and evaluating interventions during participatory meetings over the course of three years. YoPA applies a participatory mixed methods design guided by the newly developed SUPER-AIM framework assessing: (i) the local Systems, (ii) User perspectives, (iii) the Participatory co-creation process, (ii) Effects, iv) Reach, (vi) Adoption, (vii) Implementation, and (viii) Maintenance of interventions, in an integrated manner.
Discussion
YoPA aims to fill various research gaps, including the development of a practical protocol guiding the application of co-creation to tailor evidence-informed interventions to divers, multi-country contexts. Additionally, it focuses on advancing the research gap in physical activity and health within Sub-Saharan Africa and the involvement of adolescents in shaping their physical and social environments. Academic researchers envision that the YoPA co-creation approach will serve as a guide for participation of adolescents in vulnerable life situations in implementation of health promotion and urban planning in Europe, Africa and globally.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Adolescents growing up in vulnerable life situations in four diverse urban environments.
Social and/or physical environmental interventions
To be determined in the co-creation groups at the four sites (Denmark, the Netherlands, Nigeria, South Africa)
Interventions
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Social and/or physical environmental interventions
To be determined in the co-creation groups at the four sites (Denmark, the Netherlands, Nigeria, South Africa)
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* living in a disadvantaged area in Aalborg (Denmark), Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Osogbo (Nigeria), or Soweto (South Africa)
* active informed consent by the adolescents and at least one parent/caregiver where applicable for the participation of the adolescent
Exclusion Criteria
12 Years
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Stichting Alexander (the Netherlands)
UNKNOWN
Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
UNKNOWN
Aalborg Municipality
OTHER
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg (South Africa)
UNKNOWN
WITS Health Consortium (South Africa)
UNKNOWN
Redeemer's University (Nigeria)
UNKNOWN
Value Re-Orientation for Community Enhancement (Nigeria)
UNKNOWN
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, Belgium
UNKNOWN
COFAC Cooperativa de Formacao e Animacao Cultural CRL (Portugal)
UNKNOWN
EMMA Communicatie B.V.
UNKNOWN
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mai J M Chin A Paw, PhD
Prof.Dr.
Principal Investigators
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Mai JM Chin A Paw, Prof.Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Teatske M Altenburg, A/Prof.Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Jasper Schipperijn, Prof.Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Syddansk Universitet
Charlotte S Pawlowski, A/Prof.Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Syddansk Universitet
Adewale L Oyeyemi, A/Prof.Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Arizona State University
Bruno Marchal, Prof.Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
António L Palmeira, A/Prof.Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
COFAC Cooperativa de Formacao e Animacao Cultural CRL
Marlene Nunes Silva, A/Prof.Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
COFAC Cooperativa de Formacao e Animacao Cultural CRL
Dayo Omotoso, Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Redeemer's University
Lisa Ware, Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Lauren Stuart, Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
WITS Health Hubb
Locations
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Syddansk Universitet, Research Unit for Active Living, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics
Odense, , Denmark
Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Public and Occupational Health
Amsterdam, , Netherlands
Redeemer's University, Department of Physiotherapy
Osogbo, , Nigeria
University of the Witwatersrand, SAMRC Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences
Johannesburg, , South Africa
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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Chinapaw MJM, Klaufus LH, Oyeyemi AL, Draper C, Palmeira AL, Silva MN, Van Belle S, Pawlowski CS, Schipperijn J, Altenburg TM. Youth-centred participatory action approach towards co-created implementation of socially and physically activating environmental interventions in Africa and Europe: the YoPA project study protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 Feb 21;14(2):e084657. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084657.
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Related Info
Other Identifiers
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101095423
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
HORIZON Europe 101095423
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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