Health Literacy Among Youth

NCT06022120 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: REG-068-2023
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 176
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The linkage between lower educational levels and poorer health has been highlighted as a mechanism contributing to social inequality in health. However, more research on this mechanism among youth is needed, e.g. to ensure timing of primary prevention of diseases. Additionally, health literacy (HL) has been increasingly recognized as a means of reducing health inequalities. However, knowledge on best practice for HL interventions among youth is scarce. The aim of this project is to develop, test, and evaluate an integrated, participatory intervention to improve HL among young adults in Danish school settings.

Conditions

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Behavior; Health Literacy; Health-Related Behavior

Keywords

Health Literacy; Health behavior; Intervention; School context; Youth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Health Literacy

  Change of health literacy level measured by HLS19-Q12 (Danish version), ranging from 1-4, with higher scores indicating a higher level of health literacy, from baseline to 3 and 6 months after randomization.

  Data on health literacy are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Self-perceived health

  Data on self-perceived health are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.

• Life satisfaction

  Data on life satisfaction are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.

• Mental health

  Data on mental health are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.

• Self efficacy

  Data on self efficacy are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.

• Ressources for health promotion

  Data on ressources for health promotion are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.

Study Arms (2)

An integrated health literacy intervention

OTHER

Intervention: A group of students at each school will develop and implement their own project activities at meetings two times during the intervention. Activities are implemented in schools for all students.

Behavioral: An integrated health literacy intervention

Reference

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention activities

Interventions

An integrated health literacy intervention BEHAVIORAL

The intervention investigates the effect of the Australian WorkHealth Improvement Network (WIN) program and the Total Worker Health (TWH) concepts in a Danish contexts among students at risk of poorer health outcomes compared to their peers with stronger literacy skills.

An integrated health literacy intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Providing an informed signed consent prior to participation.
• Student at one of the enrolled schools
• years of age or turns 15 during the project period.

You may not qualify if:

• Under the age of 15 and does not turn 15 during the project period.
• above the age of 25 before the project period starts.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Holbaek Sygehus: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Occupational and Social Medicine, Holbaek Hospital

Holbæk, Region Sjælland, 4300, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior; Health Behavior

Study Officials

• Vivian Rueskov Poulsen

  Holbæk Sygehus

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Using a stepped-wedge design, participants at the enrolled schools function as their own control. Thus, the effect of the intervention is evaluated as in an RCT design. All participants are asked to indicate whether they want to participate in the scientific evaluation of the intervention. Those who wish to participate are invited to the data collection containing: Signing of consent and answering questionnaires. No preparation is required of the participants before data collection begins. Smaller groups of students and teachers participate in focus groups as part of the process evaluation. All intervention activities take place at the participants' school. Calculation, analysis and interpretation of data will take place at the Department of Occupational and Social Medicine, Holbæk Hospital. The intervention activities are developed by a student commitee, accoording to a participatory approach and following the Work Health Improvements Network concept.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 9, 2023
• First Posted: September 1, 2023
• Study Start: July 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2024
• Study Completion: August 1, 2024
• Last Updated: September 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DK (1)