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Nudging, Healthy Diet and Physical Activity

NCT03136016 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2019-09-17

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Summary

The present study is a randomized school-based trial of a sample of 5th and 6th grade students from 10 public schools in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The aim is to investigate whether adding nudging actions to the intervention group of PAAPPAS trial (PAAPAS Study, NCT02711488) increase fruits, vegetables and water consumption and daily energy expenditure, in a factorial design.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

educational activities

Group 2 will receive classroom-based educational activities based on an earlier study, called PAPPAS, which was developed in the same city and constituted a school-based intervention with the objective of reducing the consumption of sweetened beverages and biscuits and increase the consumption of fruits, vegetables and beans

BEHAVIORAL

nudging

In group 3, changes in the environment will be included that will facilitate both physical activity and healthy food choices

BEHAVIORAL

nudging + educational activities

Group 4 will receive both interventions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Rio de Janeiro State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-01
Primary Completion
2017-11-15
Completion
2017-12-15

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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