Digital Versus Hybrid Interventions in Promoting Nutrition Knowledge Among Saudi Adolescent Girls
NCT ID: NCT06836336
Last Updated: 2025-02-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
104 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-11-01
2024-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Hybrid intervention
Hybrid intervention that combined face-to-face educational sessions with the integration of technological advancements.
Hybrid therapy
Hybrid intervention that combined face-to-face educational sessions with the integration of technological advancements. They attended weekly 40-minute interactive educational sessions over the course of a month. The educational materials encompass information regarding the components of a healthy balanced diet and an active lifestyle.Throughout the intervention, participants were provided with a range of behavior change techniques to support participants in applying the educational content to improve their dietary and lifestyle habits. The employed behavior change techniques were SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound) goal setting, reviewing behavioral goals, problem-solving and environmental restructuring. The technological support for this intervention included the use of a smartphone diet tracker app called MyFitneesPal as well as communication with the interventionists via WhatsApp.
Fully digital intervention
Received the same educational materials as the hybrid intervention group through WhatsApp twice a week over the course of one month.
Fully digital
Fully digital intervention, where they received the same educational materials through WhatsApp twice a week over the course of one month. The educational materials were presented through easily understandable posters, brief videos, and followed by short quizzes to reinforce the acquired knowledge. Additionally, the digital intervention incorporated the same behavior change strategies that were utilized in the hybrid group. Participants were also introduced to MyFittnessPal application in order to help them track their dietary habits and monitor their progress since it is considered a tool for self-monitoring and promoting healthy dietary behaviors throughout the intervention period.
Interventions
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Hybrid therapy
Hybrid intervention that combined face-to-face educational sessions with the integration of technological advancements. They attended weekly 40-minute interactive educational sessions over the course of a month. The educational materials encompass information regarding the components of a healthy balanced diet and an active lifestyle.Throughout the intervention, participants were provided with a range of behavior change techniques to support participants in applying the educational content to improve their dietary and lifestyle habits. The employed behavior change techniques were SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound) goal setting, reviewing behavioral goals, problem-solving and environmental restructuring. The technological support for this intervention included the use of a smartphone diet tracker app called MyFitneesPal as well as communication with the interventionists via WhatsApp.
Fully digital
Fully digital intervention, where they received the same educational materials through WhatsApp twice a week over the course of one month. The educational materials were presented through easily understandable posters, brief videos, and followed by short quizzes to reinforce the acquired knowledge. Additionally, the digital intervention incorporated the same behavior change strategies that were utilized in the hybrid group. Participants were also introduced to MyFittnessPal application in order to help them track their dietary habits and monitor their progress since it is considered a tool for self-monitoring and promoting healthy dietary behaviors throughout the intervention period.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Adolescents (15-19 years old)
* Reliable internet access
* Willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria
* \<15 years and \>19 years
* No internet access
* Not willing to participate
15 Years
19 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Umm Al-Qura University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Essra Noorwali
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Mai A Ghabashi, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Umm Al-Qura University
Locations
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Al-Fatat Private School
Mecca, , Saudi Arabia
Countries
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References
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Ashton LM, Sharkey T, Whatnall MC, Williams RL, Bezzina A, Aguiar EJ, Collins CE, Hutchesson MJ. Effectiveness of Interventions and Behaviour Change Techniques for Improving Dietary Intake in Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of RCTs. Nutrients. 2019 Apr 11;11(4):825. doi: 10.3390/nu11040825.
Charles Shapu R, Ismail S, Ahmad N, Lim PY, Abubakar Njodi I. Systematic Review: Effect of Health Education Intervention on Improving Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Adolescents on Malnutrition. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 13;12(8):2426. doi: 10.3390/nu12082426.
Bany-Yasin H, Elmor AA, Ebrahim BK, Ahmed AAM, Alarachi MR, Abedalqader L, Amer R, Alyousef AMS, Alhajeh YF, Alyoussef A, Eid HAMA, Elsayed MM, Desouky EDE, Salem HK, Salem MR. Exploration of the nutrition knowledge among general population: multi-national study in Arab countries. BMC Public Health. 2023 Jun 19;23(1):1178. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15791-9.
Saha S, Okafor H, Biediger-Friedman L, Behnke A. Association between diet and symptoms of anxiety and depression in college students: A systematic review. J Am Coll Health. 2023 May-Jun;71(4):1270-1280. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1926267. Epub 2021 Jun 4.
Lwin EZ, Watthanakulpanich D, Phetrak A, Soonthornworasiri N, Prangthip P. Factors influencing secondary school students' nutrition, mindfulness, and academic performance in Nan Province, Thailand. PLoS One. 2025 Jan 14;20(1):e0308882. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308882. eCollection 2025.
Das JK, Salam RA, Thornburg KL, Prentice AM, Campisi S, Lassi ZS, Koletzko B, Bhutta ZA. Nutrition in adolescents: physiology, metabolism, and nutritional needs. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2017 Apr;1393(1):21-33. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13330.
Hargreaves D, Mates E, Menon P, Alderman H, Devakumar D, Fawzi W, Greenfield G, Hammoudeh W, He S, Lahiri A, Liu Z, Nguyen PH, Sethi V, Wang H, Neufeld LM, Patton GC. Strategies and interventions for healthy adolescent growth, nutrition, and development. Lancet. 2022 Jan 8;399(10320):198-210. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01593-2. Epub 2021 Nov 29.
Hamulka J, Czarniecka-Skubina E, Gutkowska K, Drywien ME, Jeruszka-Bielak M. Nutrition-Related Knowledge, Diet Quality, Lifestyle, and Body Composition of 7-12-Years-Old Polish Students: Study Protocol of National Educational Project Junior-Edu-Zywienie (JEZ). Nutrients. 2023 Dec 19;16(1):4. doi: 10.3390/nu16010004.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Other Identifiers
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HAPO-02-K-012-2023-10-1787
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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