"We Act – together for health” - a school-based intervention to promote healthy diet, physical activity, and wellbeing in school children aged 10-12 years
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN85203017 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN85203017 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | H-7-2015-FSP1 |
- Submission date
- 04/04/2018
- Registration date
- 14/05/2018
- Last edited
- 15/06/2023
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
Strategies to improve health behaviour and well-being of Danish children are needed.
A multicomponent intervention “We Act – together for health” has been developed with the aim to improve the dietary habits, physical activity, well-being and social capital among school children aged 10-12 years by increasing their health experiences and promoting a healthy school environment.
Who can participate?
Children aged 10-12 attending a participating school
What does the study involve?
Four schools participate in the intervention, matched with control schools from the same municipality.
The intervention is made up of an educational component, teaching meal habits and other processes within school. The school component provides a workshop to develop teachers’ competencies, and finally the parental component comprises a homepage, an APP, a Facebook-group and a handout produced by their child.
The intervention runs for 6 – 8 months, with data collected before and after by photograph, pedometer and questionnaire.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
There are no direct benefits or risks for the children participating in the We Act intervention. Hopefully they will enjoy teaching that builds on a democratic health education approach.
Where is the study run from?
Eight schools in Denmark
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
October 2014 to September 2017
Who is funding the study?
Nestlé Denmark A/S (Denmark)
Who is the main contact?
Mrs Marianne Sabinsky (Scientific)
masab@food.dtu.dk
Contact information
Scientific
Kemitorvet
Building 201, Room 106
Kgs. Lyngby
2800
Denmark
 ORCID ID |
0000-0001-5738-2714 |
|---|---|
| Phone | +45 35 88 71 05 |
| masab@food.dtu.dk |
Study information
| Study design | Quasi-experimental controlled pre- and post-intervention study |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Quasi-experimental with controls |
| Study setting(s) | School |
| Study type | Prevention |
| Participant information sheet | ISRCTN85203017_PIS_v1_09May18.pdf |
| Scientific title | “We Act – together for health” - a school-based multicomponent intervention to promote healthy diet, physical activity, and wellbeing in school children aged 10-12 years |
| Study objectives | School children’s participation in health education following the IVAC model develops their action competence in health and this, along with support from teachers, school management and parents, initiates a change process creating a healthy supportive school environment, leading to an increase in nutrition quality and dietary intake, physical activity, social capital and wellbeing in school children. |
| Ethics approval(s) | 1. Danish Data Protection Agency, 18/04/2015, ref: 2015-41-4201 2. Regional Ethics Committee for the Capital Region of Denmark, 04/05/2015, ref: H-7-2015-FSP1 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Health promotion |
| Intervention | The intervention builds upon the health promoting school approach and the IVAC model. The settings are the school and the family. Four schools are recruited for the intervention, and matched with four control schools from the same municipality, considering families' social backgrounds and school size. The intervention schools receive an intervention made up of three educational components: 1) Lunch meal habits are integrated into science and Danish (“IEAT”) and physical activity is integrated into maths (“IMOVE”) 2) Vision workshop is integrated primarily in Danish 3) The Action and Change process is taught at class and school level. Teachers participate in a course to develop competencies regarding the holistic health concept, active involvement of school children and the IVAC approach. Components developed for parental support included a homepage, an APP, a Facebook-group and a handout produced by their child. The intervention runs for about 6-8 months. The control schools receive no intervention at all, only the scientific measurements which are recorded at baseline and after the intervention. |
| Intervention type | Mixed |
| Primary outcome measure | 1. Dietary intake (food groups) is measured using the digital photographic method 2. Physical activity is measured using a pedometer 3. Wellbeing is measured using the Personal Social Capital Scale questionnaire All primary outcome measures are collected at baseline and again after the intervention. |
| Secondary outcome measures | Anthropometrics (Height and Weight) are measured at baseline and after the intervention. |
| Overall study start date | 01/10/2014 |
| Completion date | 30/09/2017 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Healthy volunteer |
|---|---|
| Age group | Child |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 4 intervention schools and 4 control schools, at least 75 children at each school |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. School does not have a school food programme 2. Sufficient number of children in 5th and 6th grade 3. School motivated to participate |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Small school with too few children |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/03/2015 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/08/2015 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Denmark
Study participating centres
Building 201, Room 106
Kgs. Lyngby
2800
Denmark
Gentofte
2820
Denmark
Sponsor information
University/education
Kemitorvet
Kgs. Lyngby
2800
Denmark
| Phone | +45 35 88 70 00 |
|---|---|
| food@food.dtu.dk | |
| Website | http://www.food.dtu.dk/ |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/04qtj9h94 |
Other
Niels Steensens Vej 6
Gentofte
2820
Denmark
| Phone | +45 30 91 32 66 |
|---|---|
| bjarne.bruun.jensen@regionh.dk | |
| Website | http://www.steno.dk/ |
Funders
Funder type
Industry
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Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | 01/09/2018 |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not expected to be made available |
| Publication and dissemination plan | 15/04/2018: Protocol article: We Act – together for health” - a school-based multicomponent intervention to promote healthy diet, physical activity, and well-being in school children aged 10-12 years: a protocol for a quasi-experimental study 15/04/2018: Qualitative article: Children's agency in social capital and collective actions 15/05/2018: Process evaluation: Low Implementation Fidelity to the Action phase in the ‘We Act’ Health Promoting School Intervention – process evaluation results 30/05/2018: Effect on social capital: Building school-based social capital through ‘We Act - Together for Health’ – a quasi-experimental study 01/09/2018: Effect on food and physical activity: Effect of implementing “WeAct - together for health” a multicomponent school health intervention on quality of dietary intake and physical activity among children in 5th and 6th grade. |
| IPD sharing plan | Data for this project will be held at internal databases at the DTU FOOD. |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 26/09/2018 | Yes | No | |
| Participant information sheet | version v1 | 09/05/2018 | 01/04/2019 | No | Yes |
| Other publications | Process evaluation | 27/12/2018 | 15/06/2023 | Yes | No |
Additional files
- ISRCTN85203017_PIS_v1_09May18.pdf
- Uploaded 01/04/2019
Editorial Notes
15/06/2023: Publication reference added.
01/04/2019: The participant information sheet has been uploaded.
28/09/2018: Publication reference added.
