Comprehensive Analysis of the Program:Salud Escolar

NCT04507100 | Withdrawn DMC

• 1 other identifier: P86-19
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to comprehensively evaluate Salud Escolar (School Health), a program led by the Mexican Ministries of Health and Education. This comprehensive evaluation considers a design, implementation, results, and impact evaluation of Salud Escolar.

Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

physical activity; healthy eating; hydration; school intervention; health policy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Physical activity

  Accelerometer-based moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity

  Change from baseline to 10 months

• Water consumption

  School children's water consumption measured using a 24h dietary recall

  Change from baseline to 10 months

• Vegetable intake

  School children's vegetable intake measured using a 24h dietary recall

  Change from baseline to 10 months

• Fruit intake

  School children's fruit intake measured using a 24h dietary recall

  Change from baseline to 10 months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Self-reported knowledge

  Change from baseline to 10 months

• Self-reported attitudes

  Change from baseline to 10 months

• Perceived behavioral control

  Change from baseline to 10 months

• Self-reported physical activity

  Change from baseline to 10 months

• Self-reported fruit and vegetable intake

  Change from baseline to 10 months

Study Arms (2)

Lifestyle and environment intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Schools will receive the components of Salud Escolar

Behavioral: World Health Organization Health Promoting Schools

Wait-list control

NO INTERVENTION

Wait-list control of schools without intervention.

Interventions

World Health Organization Health Promoting Schools BEHAVIORAL

Healthy eating: regulation and monitoring of food sold in school cafeterias, healthy eating behavior change campaign, provision of healthy breakfasts. Physical activity: hourly active breaks during classes, quality physical education, active recess, and extra-curricular leisure activities and tournaments. Healthy hydration: access to water fountains and regular monitoring of water safety, regulation and monitoring of beverages sold in the school, and social marketing campaign promoting drinking plain water. Other cross-sectional activities: Referral of children identified as living with underweight, overweight, or obesity, training for school directors, teachers and parents, establishment of school objectives to become a health promoting school, monitoring progress, and publicly acknowledging school progress in becoming a health promoting school.

Also known as: Salud Escolar, Whole-of-school approach to healthy lifestyles

Lifestyle and environment intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Public school
• Minimum of 200 children

You may not qualify if:

• \+ None
• Children
• Aged 6 to 12 years
• Grades 1-6
• Attending school on the day of recruitment at the included schools in Mexico City, Mexico during the school-year 2020/2021
• \+ Schoolchildren with a physical or mental disability not able to participate in daily physical activity or other intervention components or measures.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico: lead
• UNICEF: collaborator
• Ministry of Education, Mexico: collaborator
• Ministry of Health, Mexico: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

Mexico City, 14080, Mexico

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Alejandra Jáuregui, ScD

  National Institute of public Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: Masking is not possible because the Ministry of Education specifically announces the implementation of Salud Escolar in each school.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Chair of the Department of Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyles

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 4, 2020
• First Posted: August 11, 2020
• Study Start: February 17, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2020
• Study Completion: March 30, 2022
• Last Updated: September 28, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Locations

ME (1)