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Health Literacy and Obesogenic Behaviors

NCT04252677 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2026-05-01

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Summary

The prevalence of adolescent behaviors that can lead to obesity are alarming, and reduced life expectancy is the future of America's youth if behavioral changes are not implemented to improve health and reduce the obesity burden. Researchers have argued that health literacy is a precursor to health knowledge and is necessary for translating knowledge about healthy choices into behavior, with low health literacy being associated with reduced preventive health behaviors in adults. Given the lack of health literacy-specific interventions addressing adolescents' obesogenic behaviors, the purpose of this study is to examine the preliminary effectiveness of adding a health literacy module to an obesity prevention intervention that addresses adolescents' obesogenic behaviors.

Conditions

  • Obesity, Adolescent
  • Health Behavior
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Diet, Healthy
  • Exercise
  • Health Literacy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Obesity Prevention

This intervention includes content specific to obesity behaviors-related health information, motivation, and behavioral skills.

BEHAVIORAL

Health Literacy

This intervention includes content specific to improving health literacy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • City University of New York, School of Public Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sasha A Fleary, PhD · City University of New York

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-11-16
Primary Completion
2024-12-30
Completion
2024-12-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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