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No ConditionNCT05901220

Joint School-Health Project of the Neapolitan Child

A study testing Healthy lifestyle in people with No Condition, run by Federico II University at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Unhealthy lifestyle habits during the childhood could negatively impact the health status actual and during the later stages of life. The School represents the major Institution to implement actions aim at promoting healthy lifestyles habits. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 5 to 13 years
Conditions the study is for
No Condition
What is being tested?
Healthy lifestyle
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
223 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
1 Sep 2022to 30 Jun 2023
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 5 to 13 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • students aged 5-13 years of both sex;
  • parents/tutor written informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • lack of written informed consent;
  • unwillingness to participate.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • Department of Traslational Medical Science - University of Naples Federico II

    Naples, 80131

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About this study

Unhealthy lifestyle habits during the childhood could negatively impact the health status actual and during the later stages of life.

The School represents the major Institution to implement actions aim at promoting healthy lifestyles habits.

The Joint School-Health Project of the Neapolitan Child aimed at assessing the impact of a health education programme to improve lifestyle habits during the childood. To evalute the effects of this educational programme, the dietary habits, the sleep hours, the hours spent in sedentary behaviors (tv, smartphone) and the hours of physical activity will be evaluate at the baseline and at the end of the programme.

Conditions
No Condition
Being tested
Healthy lifestyle

What participants receive

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

  • Healthy lifestyleBehavioural

    An educational programme to promote healthy lifestyle will be performed.

Study groups in NCT05901220
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Students of a school in the Campania regionExperimentalNot described
Receives: Behavioral: Healthy lifestyle

What is being measured

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

  1. Intake of energy and nutrients

    A 7-day food diary to evaluate the dietary intake of energy and nutrients.

    Measured: 7-day

  2. Intake of ultraprocessed foods

    A 7-day food diary to evaluate the dietary intake of ultraprocessed foods.

    Measured: 7-day

  3. Intake of dietary advanced glycation end-products

    A 7-day food diary to evaluate the dietary intake of the detrimental compounds of ultraprocessed foods, the advanced glycation end-products.

    Measured: 7-day

  4. Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet

    The KIDMED questionnaire is used to evaluate the adherence to the Mediterranean Diet. The total score is 12 points and a score of ≤3 means 'very low', between 4-7 'moderate' and ≥8 refers to 'high' adherence to the Mediterranean Diet

    Measured: 9 months

  5. The sleep habits

    The Italian Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire is used to evaluate the sleep habits. The total score is the sum of the 10 responses obtained on each item and the highest scores indicate the worst sleep habits.

    Measured: 9 months

  6. The hours spent in sedentary behaviors

    The WHO-Collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study questionnaire is used to evaluate the hours spent in sedentary behaviors (tv, smartphone, etc). Three items assess sedentary screen-based activities: 1) "About how many hours a day do you usually watch television (including DVDs and videos) in your free time?" 2) "About how many hours a day do you usually play games on a computer or games console (Playstation, Xbox, GameCube etc.) in your free time?" and 3) "About how many hours a day do you usually use a computer for chatting on-line, internet, emailing, homework etc. in your free time? All three items have nine possible responses: "none at all", about 30 min, 1 hour, 2 hour, up to ≥7 hour/day. Responses for weekdays are recoded into ≤ versus > 2 hour/day.

    Measured: 9 months

  7. The hours of physical activity

    The WHO-Collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study questionnaire is used to evaluate the hours of physical activity. Moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is assessed by asking: "On how many days in the past week were you physically active for 60 minutes or more". Physical activity was defined as "any activity that increases your heart rate and makes you get out of breath some of the time" with examples of such activities. Response categories were: "0 days", "1", "2", etc up to "7 days", recoded as < or ≥ 5 times/week17. Vigorous physical activity (VPA) is assessed by asking: "Outside school hours, how many hours a week do you usually exercise in your free time so much that you get out of breath or sweat?" Response categories are none, about 30 minutes, and 1, 2-3, 4-6, ≥7 hours; recoded into < or ≥ 2 hour/week.

    Measured: 9 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 Jun 2023
  2. Study start1 Sep 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2023
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2023

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
Supportive care
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
223 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05901220
Sponsor's protocol ID
Federico II-Cardarelli
Status last verified
Sep 2023
First submitted
6 May 2023
Last updated
26 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Healthy lifestyle in people with No Condition, run by Federico II University at 1 site in Italy.

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 2 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 26 Sep 2023. 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 Italy. 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?

Intake of energy and nutrients (time frame: 7-day). The study lists 7 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 26 Sep 2023.

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