Heart-health Promotion

NCT05949892 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Heart-Health Promotion
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 144
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The researchers intend to use the Expanded Health Belief Model in enhancing heart-health preventive behaviors among high school female students

Conditions

Heart Diseases

Keywords

Expanded Health Belief Model, Heart-Health-Preventive Behaviors, High School Female Students

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Behavioral Intention Scale for Adherence to Heart-Health Preventive Behaviors

  Enhancing Heart-Health Preventive Behaviors

  6 months

Study Arms (5)

A healthy diet

EXPERIMENTAL

This arm will focus on the following: Eating lots of vegetables and fruit Choosing whole grain foods Eating protein foods Limiting highly and ultra-processed foods Highly processed foods Making water your drink of choice Salt, sodium and potassium Refraining from added sugars

Behavioral: Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention

Healthy Weight Management

EXPERIMENTAL

This arm will focus on the following: Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight Preventing Weight Gain Choosing an Eating Plan to Prevent Weight Gain Balancing Food and Activity for Healthy Weight

Behavioral: Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention

Physical Activity

EXPERIMENTAL

This arm will focus on the following: Step 1: Make a commitment Step 2: Take stock of where you are Step 3: Set realistic goals Step 4: Identify resources for information and support Step 5: Continually "check in" with yourself to monitor your progress. Revisit the goals you set for yourself in Step 3 and evaluate your progress regularly

Behavioral: Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention

Stress management

EXPERIMENTAL

This arm will focus on the following: Stress relief Relaxation techniques Meditation Mindfulness exercises

Behavioral: Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention

Smoking Cessation and Avoidance

EXPERIMENTAL

This arm will focus on the following: Second-hand smoke Offering option to avoid secondhand smoke

Behavioral: Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention

Interventions

Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention BEHAVIORAL

A healthy Diet Healthy Weight Physical Activity Stress Management Smoking Cessation and Avoidance

A healthy diet; Healthy Weight Management; Physical Activity; Smoking Cessation and Avoidance; Stress management

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 20 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: High school female students
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• High school female students who do not experience any psychiatric-mental disorder

You may not qualify if:

• High school female students who experience any psychiatric-mental disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Baghdad: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Baghdad

Baghdad, 14149, Iraq

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Students in the control group will be masked from any form of the proposed intervention arms.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 1, 2023
• First Posted: July 18, 2023
• Study Start: September 12, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 24, 2024
• Study Completion: March 24, 2024
• Last Updated: March 26, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Locations

IR (1)