NCT03975335

Reducing Behavioral Risk Factors of NCDs: Protocol for a School-based Health Education Program in Bangladesh

Completed NA Last updated 5 June 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Health education in Non-communicable Disease Risk Factors in 823 participants. Completed in 20 August 2018.

Timeline

2 May 2018

Primary endpoint
20 August 2018

20 August 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Chi Research & Infotec Ltd.
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	823
Start date	2 May 2018
Primary completion	20 August 2018
Estimated completion	20 August 2018
Sites	1 location across Bangladesh

Drugs / interventions tested

• Health education
• Carrier Guidance

Conditions studied

• Non-communicable Disease Risk Factors — all drugs for Non-communicable Disease Risk Factors →

Sponsor

Chi Research & Infotec Ltd.

Who can join

Adults 14 to 18, any sex, with Non-communicable Disease Risk Factors. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This is a before-after designed intervention study conducted in two randomly selected secondary schools- one was selected randomly as intervention school and the another as control school. A baseline survey was conducted among the students of both schools by a pre-tested questionnaire to attain their current status of knowledge, attitude and practices related to NCDs. Afterward, students were enrolled in the intervention group who met the eligibility criteria from the intervention school. The intervention was given through a health promotion session to a group of students, not more than 25 at a time, by trained facilitators. A post-intervention end line survey was conducted among all the participants from both schools using the same questionnaire three months after the baseline survey. An intervention has been developed based on some principals of two psychosocial theory- Motivational Interview and Social Cognitive Theory. Emphasis was given on motivating the adolescents towards a healthy lifestyle, supporting self-efficacy to be changed, guiding self-regulatory ways along with facilitating desired changing process by empowering them with choices about the preventive measures of NCDs. This intervention is expected to increase awareness by equipping the adolescents with specific knowledge and skills and thus, facilitate an eventual change in their practiced risk behaviors.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18.
   Neil-Sztramko SE, Caldwell H, Dobbins M. · · 2021 · cited 182× · PMID 34555181 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd007651.pub3
2. Towards reducing behavioral risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adolescents: protocol for a school-based health education program in Bangladesh.
   Salwa M, Atiqul Haque M, Khalequzzaman M, Al Mamun MA, et al · · 2019 · cited 17× · PMID 31345186 · DOI 10.1186/s12889-019-7229-8
3. Fruit and vegetables consumption among school-going adolescents: Findings from the baseline survey of an intervention program in a semi-urban area of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
   Salwa M, Subaita F, Choudhury SR, Khalequzzaman M, et al · · 2021 · cited 5× · PMID 34101740 · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0252297