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ObesityEYTO-SPAINNCT02157402

EYTO (European Youth Tackling Obesity): A Randomized Controlled Trial in Catalonia (Spain)

A study testing Social marketing activities and pop-up events to promote healthy lifestyles in people with Obesity and Life Style, run by University Rovira i Virgili at 1 site in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Our hypothesis is that healthy lifestyles improvement by an intervention designed according 8 social marketing Benchmark criteria, can reduce overweight or obesity implemented by adolescents on their colleges. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 13 to 17 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Obesity, Life Style
What is being tested?
Social marketing activities and pop-up events to promote healthy lifestyles
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
400 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
May 2014to Sep 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 13 to 17 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Informed consent signed by parents and/or guardians.
  • Adolescents between 13 and 17 years old.

Who cannot join

  • The lack of one or more inclusion criteria.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • Universitat Rovira i Virgili

    Reus, Tarragona, 43204

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About this study

Official title: A Youth Led Social Marketing Campaign to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles. EYTO (European Youth Tackling Obesity): A Randomized Controlled Trial in Catalonia (Spain)

Our hypothesis is that healthy lifestyles improvement by an intervention designed according 8 social marketing Benchmark criteria, can reduce overweight or obesity implemented by adolescents on their colleges.

The general aim of EYTO program is to improve health and well-being among adolescents who live in low socioeconomically communities, through an intervention study designed by selected adolescents with the inclusion of social marketing Benchmark criteria.

Read the detailed description

5 adolescent coordinators (of intervention high-schools) will be trained by experts in social marketing and health promotion. This 5 selected adolescent as coordinators who will be in charge of the design of an 8 social marketing criteria intervention to implement their peers´ lifestyles.

The program has over two academic years. The participants will be followed for the duration of 2 academic years, an expected of up to 16 months.

Conditions
Obesity, Life Style
Being tested
Social marketing activities and pop-up events to promote healthy lifestyles
Keywords
Adolescent
Medical subject headings
Obesity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Social marketing activities and pop-up events to promote healthy lifestylesBehavioural

Study groups in NCT02157402
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intervention GroupExperimentalThe intervention group will received activities and social events designed according 8 social marketing Benchmark criteria to promote healthy lifestyles.
Receives: Behavioral: Social marketing activities and pop-up events to promote healthy lifestyles
Control GroupNo interventionThe control group will not received any intervention activities and social events to promote healthy lifestyles.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change of Fruit intake

    Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey

    Measured: Change from Baseline in fruit Intake at 2 academic years

  2. Change of Vegetable intake

    Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey

    Measured: Change from Baseline in vegetable Intake at 2 academic years

  3. Change of Physical activity practice

    Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey

    Measured: Change from Baseline in physical activity practice at 2 academic years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Change of Sedentary behaviour

    Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey

    Measured: Change from Baseline in sedentary behaviour at 2 academic years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Jun 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2014
  3. Primary completionSep 2015
  4. Study completionSep 2015

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
400 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02157402
Sponsor's protocol ID
EYTO-SPAIN
Acronym
EYTO-SPAIN
Status last verified
Sep 2021
First submitted
28 May 2014
Last updated
6 Oct 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Aceves-Martins M, Llaurado E, Tarro L, Papell-Garcia I, Prades-Tena J, Kettner-Hoeberg H, Puiggros F, Arola L, Davies A, Giralt M, Sola R. "Som la Pera," a School-Based, Peer-Led Social Marketing Intervention to Engage Spanish Adolescents in a Healthy Lifestyle: A Parallel-Cluster Randomized Controlled Study. Child Obes. 2022 Dec;18(8):556-571. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0207. Epub 2022 Mar 7.

    PubMed 35255220
  • Llaurado E, Aceves-Martins M, Tarro L, Papell-Garcia I, Puiggros F, Arola L, Prades-Tena J, Montagut M, Moragas-Fernandez CM, Sola R, Giralt M. A youth-led social marketing intervention to encourage healthy lifestyles, the EYTO (European Youth Tackling Obesity) project: a cluster randomised controlled0 trial in Catalonia, Spain. BMC Public Health. 2015 Jul 3;15:607. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1920-1.

    PubMed 26137843

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Social marketing activities and pop-up events to promote healthy lifestyles in people with Obesity and Life Style, run by University Rovira i Virgili at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Oct 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change of Fruit intake (time frame: Change from Baseline in fruit Intake at 2 academic years). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02157402, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Oct 2021.

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