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. 2021 Sep 23;2021(9):CD007651. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007651.pub3

NCT03504059.

Study name School‐based Behavioural Intervention to Face Obesity and Promote Cardiovascular Health Among Spanish Adolescents
Methods Type of trial: efficacy
Allocation: cluster randomised
Intervention model: parallel assignment
Masking: none (open‐label)
Participants Estimated number of schools: −
Estimated number of students: 1366
Inclusion criteria (schools): −
Exclusion criteria (schools):
Inclusion criteria (students): any student in the first academic year of secondary school 
Exclusion criteria (‐students): none
Interventions Intervention: comprehensive educational school‐based intervention for adolescents on cardiovascular health, including obesity/adiposity and metabolic profiles, through classroom intervention and complementary intervention in the family setting, at school, and by teachers
Comparator: usual educational programme
Outcomes Primary outcomes: changes in composite ICH score of adolescents from baseline to Years 2 and 4. ICH score measures cardiovascular health and includes 7 components:
  • No smoking

  • Being physically active

  • Good nutritional habits

  • Normal weight ‐ health factors

  • Normal blood pressure

  • Normal cholesterol level

  • Normal glucose levels: to meet the complete definition of ideal cardiovascular health, an individual would need to meet the ideal levels of all 7 components


Secondary outcomes: body mass index, waist circumference, percentage of body fat, distribution of body fat, dietary habits, attitudes about eating, polyphenol consumption, carotenoid consumption, energy and nutrition, metabolomics, physical activity, sedentary habits, attitudes towards abuse substances, smoking habits, self‐image, self‐esteem, emotional eating, mood, educational effectiveness, cardiovascular score
Other outcomes: −
Starting date Trial start date: 1 June 2017
Trial completion date: 30 June 2021 (anticipated)
Contact information Responsible Party/Principal Investigator: Rosa M Lamuela‐Raventós, PhD, Gloria Santos‐Beneit, PhD, Juan M Fernández Alvira, PhD, Valentín Fuster, PhD, MD
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