Knowledge on Preventive Measures of Hypertension

NCT04554017 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DOS/VOL.2/01/2020/01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 345
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Hypertension among children and adolescents is on the rise in both developed and developing countries. Childhood and adolescent obesity, a key factor for hypertension in this population results largely from unhealthy dietary and physical inactivity behaviours. Adequate knowledge, a component for behavior change, has been found to be crucial to improving one's confidence to tackle these improper behaviours. Despite this, there are gaps in knowledge on hypertension and its risks factors in Ghanaian adolescents. Using an educational intervention (health talk), the study therefore sought to improve knowledge on preventive measures of hypertension among senior high school students in Ghana.

Conditions

Hypertension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in participants knowledge on the preventives measures of hypertension using the mean scores

  Close ended questionnaire was used to assess participants' knowledge on dietary practices and physical activity related to prevention of hypertension. The same questions were administered both pre- and post-assessment

  1 week

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Association between the demographic characteristics and impact of the educational intervention on adolescents' knowledge on the preventive measures was measured using logistic regression analysis

  1 week

Study Arms (1)

Intervention arm - All participant (Single arm)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received education or health talks on dietary and physical activity behaviours linked to hypertension

Other: Education/Training

Interventions

Education/Training OTHER

It consisted of a brief overview of hypertension, risk factors, complications and much emphasis placed on the preventive measures (what they include and why it is necessary to practice them).

Intervention arm - All participant (Single arm)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 20 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Participants who gave consent
• Minors with parental or guardian assent

You may not qualify if:

• Participants already living with hypertension

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Garden City University College: lead

Study Sites (1)

Isaac Nkrumah

Kumasi, 00233, Ghana

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

Educational Status

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Officials

• Isaac Nkrumah, Masters

  Garden City University College

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 4, 2020
• First Posted: September 18, 2020
• Study Start: March 15, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 22, 2020
• Study Completion: March 22, 2020
• Last Updated: September 18, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
• Time Frame: immediately the paper is published - before 12 months following study completion
• Access Criteria: online or using the web address by the published journal

Locations

GH (1)