How Urban Interventions in Lower Socioeconomic Areas Influence Health Behaviors (UrbASanté Study)

NCT05743257 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: University Paris Est Creteil
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The UrbASanté study is a quasi-experimental research that aimed at assessing the impact of urban transformations (a natural experiment) in the health related behaviors, environmental exposure and perceived- health.

Conditions

Health-Related Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Change in the mean adequacy ratio (MAR)

  Measure of individuals nutrient adequacy based on reported food intakes

  at baseline and 24 month later

• Change in the mean excess ratio (MER)

  Measure of excessive nutrient consumption, based on reported food intakes

  at baseline and 24 month later

• Change in physical activity behaviors

  Assessed by questions from the Sedentary, Transportation, and Activity Questionnaire (STAQ) with added questions about perception of active modes (walking and cycling). Using indicators of time spent in different transport modes (car or motorized vehicle, public transport, walking, cycling, other active transport) assessing the past-week frequency and duration of transport.

  at baseline and 24 month later

• Change in sedentary behaviors

  Assessed by questions from the Sedentary, Transportation, and Activity Questionnaire (STAQ) using indicator of past week sitting time spent during transport, leisure and work/study.

  at baseline and 24 month later

• Change in perceived health

  Assessed by the question "How is your health in general? Is it…" (very good/good/fair/bad/very bad) as a standard and cost-effective measure in health surveys.

  at baseline and 24 month later

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Age (in year) of each member of the household

  at baseline

• Gender of adult members of the household

  at baseline

• Household income

  at baseline

• Education level of each adult of the household

  at baseline

• Living duration (in month/year) in the residential neighborhood

  at baseline

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

Volunteers living in a deprived neighborhood with urban transformations in Paris (France)

Behavioral: Questionnaire; Behavioral: Food diary supply; Behavioral: Interviews (semi-structured); Behavioral: air and noise

Control group

Volunteers living in a deprived neighborhood without urban transformations in Paris (France).

Behavioral: Questionnaire; Behavioral: Food diary supply; Behavioral: Interviews (semi-structured); Behavioral: air and noise

Interventions

Questionnaire BEHAVIORAL

Each participant completes a questionnaire (online or paper version) about socio-demographic characteristics, health outcomes (general health, respiratory health, and weight status), physical activity and sedentary behaviors, perception of neighborhood characteristics, air quality, and noise exposure.

Control group; Experimental group

Food diary supply BEHAVIORAL

Sample of participant was issued with a food supply diary to record details of their household food supply and related trips over 1-mo period. Household food supply included food purchases, food gift/donation, and potential crops. For each food purchase, participants provided details of date, place of purchase and foods purchased (name, quantity and expense incurred). When till receipts were available in grocery stores or supermarkets, participants were asked to collect them in an envelope placed at the end of the food supply diary.

Control group; Experimental group

Interviews (semi-structured) BEHAVIORAL

Sample of participants was interviewed about their food provisioning practice and living conditions.

Control group; Experimental group

air and noise BEHAVIORAL

Sample of participant were instructed to wear air and noise sensors to record their daily environmental exposure for 7 consecutive days, except for sleeping, bathing and performing activities in the water. Particulate matter concentrations, the temperature, and the relative humidity were measured - the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) concentrations were determined with data loggers that integrate reliable electrochemical gas sensors. Noise levels was measured using noise dosimeters. Sensors were accompanied by an activity logbook in which participants were required to daily record time when awake and sleeping, and, if any, time and duration of workout or device removal

Control group; Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Residents of Porte de la Chapelle (Paris, France)

You may qualify if:

• Living in areas with urban intervention in Porte de la Chapelle, Paris (for experimental group)
• Living in areas without direct urban interventions close to Porte de la Chapelle, Paris (for control group)
• Age above 18 years

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Paris 12 Val de Marne University: lead
• Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement: collaborator
• University Gustave Eiffel: collaborator
• National Research Agency, France: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Université Paris Est Créteil

Créteil, 94000, France

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Charreire H, Conti B, Bauchard L, Cisse NA, Perignon M, Rollet P, Perrin C, Blanchard S, Roda C, Feuillet T, Madelin M, Dupuis V, Evrard AS, Hellequin AP, Coll I, Larrue C, Baudet-Michel S, Vernouillet G, Ntsame-Abegue F, Fabre I, Mejean C, Oppert JM; UrbASante Study Group. A natural experiment to assess how urban interventions in lower socioeconomic areas influence health behaviors: the UrbASante study. BMC Public Health. 2023 Mar 15;23(1):498. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15388-2.

  PMID: 36922807 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires; Interviews as Topic; Air; Noise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health; Atmosphere; Environment; Ecological and Environmental Phenomena; Biological Phenomena; Meteorological Concepts; Sound; Radiation, Nonionizing; Radiation; Physical Phenomena; Environmental Pollution

Study Officials

• Helene Charreire

  Paris 12 Val de Marne University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Benoit Conti

  University Gustave Eiffel

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Helene Charreire

CONTACT

+330620604151; helene.charreire@u-pec.fr

Benoit Conti

CONTACT

benoit.conti@univ-eiffel.fr

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professeur

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 9, 2023
• First Posted: February 24, 2023
• Study Start: June 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2025
• Study Completion: January 1, 2026
• Last Updated: July 31, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Locations

FR (1)