Efficacy of a school-based programme implemented by community agents in the prevention of eating and weight-related disorders
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN47682626 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN47682626 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 22/12/2010
- Registration date
- 07/02/2011
- Last edited
- 17/01/2019
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr David Sánchez-Carracedo
Scientific
Scientific
Dept. Psicología Clínica y de la Salud, Facultad de Psicología
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
Barcelona
08193
Spain
| Phone | +34 93 581 38 55 |
|---|---|
| david.sanchez@uab.es |
Study information
| Study design | Cluster randomised controlled multi-centre trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Cluster randomised trial |
| Study setting(s) | School |
| Study type | Prevention |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | Reduction of risk factors for eating and weight-related problems in secondary students by means of a prevention programme implemented by community agents previously formed |
| Study acronym | MABIC |
| Study objectives | The effectiveness achieved by the programme when administered by experts (previous study) will be maintained when implemented by community agents previously formed, and the programme will be more effective in reducing the risk factors evaluated than the control group (no intervention) at the follow-up measures. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Clinical Research Ethical Committee of Parc Taulí Health Corporation, December 2008, ref: 2009-512 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Eating and weight-related disorders |
| Intervention | The trial will be carried out in twelve schools. Six intervention schools, fourteen classes, approximately 400 participants (adolescent females and males). Six control schools, fourteen classes, approximately 400 participants (adolescent females and males). The prevention programme consists of two components: 1. Nutrition component (Nut): One 60-minute talk and one 60-minute activity session. Topics include: Balanced eating concept, concept and differentiation between eating and nutrition, nutrients, food pyramid and foods, importance of water. Activity consists of analysis of menus. 2. Media Literacy component (ML): Four 60-minute talks and two activity sessions (60-minute duration). The topics of the talks include: "Feminine beauty ideal", "Feminine beauty ideal in the media", and "How to deal with media messages". The activity sessions include analysis of advertising and writing model letters of complaint to the media. One booster session will be implemented 6 month after the end of the last session. The programme is described in a manual: Raich, Sánchez-Carracedo, and López-Guimerà (2008). Eating, Feminine Beauty Ideal and the Media. How to train critical secondary students (Alimentación, modelo estético femenino y medios de comunicación. Cómo formar alumnos críticos en educación secundaria) (2nd edition) Barcelona: Graó. ISBN: 978-84-7827-644-8: http://www.grao.com/libros/ficha.asp?ID=686. The intervention is partially based on a previous version informed in a previous trial (López-Guimerà, Sánchez-Carracedo, Fauquet, Portell, and Raich, in press), registered in ISRCTN with unique identifier ISRCTN07896919 (http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN07896919). In this case, the intervention will be implemented by community agents previously formed. The training of community agents (teachers, nurses and health technicians from de cities councils), 20 hours duration, was performed in 2010, and is accredited by the Education Department of the Catalan Autonomous Government and the General Council for Continuing Education of Health Professions. Classes assigned to intervention will received the program approximately one session per week for ten weeks. The control group only receiving classes as normal (not treatment) Six schools from Sabadell will be allocated to intervention group. Six schools from neighboring towns of similar socio-cultural characteristics will be allocated to control group (no intervention) Contact details of co-investigators: Jordi Fauquet Ars (jordi.fauquet@uab.cat) Gemma López-Guimerà (gemma.lopez@uab.cat) Juan Ramón Barrada (juanramon.barrada@uab.cat) Joaquim Puntí (Joaquim.punti@uab.cat) |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | 1. Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Scale -3 2. Children Eating Attitudes Test 3. Weight Control Behaviours (Inventory designed ad hoc) 4. Perception of Teasing Scale 5. Body Dissatisfaction and Drive for Thinness subscales from Eating Disorders Inventory -6. All the questionnaires in their Spanish adaptation. The primary and secondary outcomes were assessed at baseline, post-test (two weeks after the last activity "Letter of complaint to the media") and nine months follow-up |
| Secondary outcome measures | The primary outcome measures above were assessed for participants who completed the "analysis of advertising" and the "letters of complaint to the media" activities, and by nutritional status (following International Obesity Task Force criteria). |
| Overall study start date | 10/01/2011 |
| Completion date | 10/01/2012 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Child |
| Lower age limit | 13 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | Approximately 800 participants (adolescent females and males) |
| Key inclusion criteria | Second-grade (eight-grade in USA; 13 years) male and female students in Spanish secondary education |
| Key exclusion criteria | No exclusion criteria were used and intact classes participated. |
| Date of first enrolment | 10/01/2011 |
| Date of final enrolment | 10/01/2012 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Spain
Study participating centre
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
Barcelona
08193
Spain
08193
Spain
Sponsor information
Ministry of Science and Innovation (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación [MICINN]) (Spain)
Government
Government
C/ Albacete 5
Madrid
28027
Spain
| Phone | +34 91 603 70 00 |
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| informa@micinn.es | |
| Website | http://www.micinn.es/portal/site/MICINN/ |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) (Spain) - Health Research Fund, Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN) (ref: PSI 2009-08956)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol article | protocol | 12/10/2013 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 01/02/2016 | 17/01/2019 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
17/01/2019: Publication reference was added
