Nudging, Healthy Diet and Physical Activity

NCT03136016 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: nudgingpaappas
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The present study is a randomized school-based trial of a sample of 5th and 6th grade students from 10 public schools in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The aim is to investigate whether adding nudging actions to the intervention group of PAAPPAS trial (PAAPAS Study, NCT02711488) increase fruits, vegetables and water consumption and daily energy expenditure, in a factorial design.

Conditions

Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body Mass Index

  Sample size of PAAPPAS Nudge was calculated based on a minimum effect of 0.15 in BMI variation and considering intra and intergroup comparisons. Body mass index (BMI) will be determined as a ratio between body weight (kg) and squared height (m).

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Fruit consumption

  6 months

• Vegetable consumption

  6 months

• Water consumption

  6 months

• Physical activity

  6 months

Study Arms (4)

control

NO INTERVENTION

without any activity

educational activities

EXPERIMENTAL

The students will receive educational activities in the classroom.

Behavioral: educational activities

nudging

EXPERIMENTAL

The students will receive changes in the school environment (nudge strategies);

Behavioral: nudging

nudging + educational activities

EXPERIMENTAL

The students will receive educational activities and changes in the school environment.

Behavioral: nudging + educational activities

Interventions

educational activities BEHAVIORAL

Group 2 will receive classroom-based educational activities based on an earlier study, called PAPPAS, which was developed in the same city and constituted a school-based intervention with the objective of reducing the consumption of sweetened beverages and biscuits and increase the consumption of fruits, vegetables and beans

educational activities

nudging BEHAVIORAL

In group 3, changes in the environment will be included that will facilitate both physical activity and healthy food choices

nudging

nudging + educational activities BEHAVIORAL

Group 4 will receive both interventions

nudging + educational activities

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• th and 6th grades students consent form signed by parents/tutors

You may not qualify if:

• pregnant girls

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rio de Janeiro State University: lead
• Oswaldo Cruz Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

10 Schools of Metropolitan Area

Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Antunes ABS, Hassan BK, Pinto RL, Sichieri R, Cunha DB. A choice architecture intervention targeting school meals and water frequency intake: A school-based randomized trial. Appetite. 2024 Feb 1;193:107118. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107118. Epub 2023 Nov 17.

  PMID: 37977257 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Full professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 27, 2017
• First Posted: May 2, 2017
• Study Start: March 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: November 15, 2017
• Study Completion: December 15, 2017
• Last Updated: September 17, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BR (1)