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Effect of Health Education Intervention on Promoting Healthy Lifestyles for Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia

NCT06150248 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2023-12-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Saudi Arabia has seen a more astonishing rise in obesity. Young females have a considerable prevalence of unhealthy dietary practices and lack of knowledge about healthy and energy-dense foods. Additionally, in Saudi Arabia, the levels of physical inactivity ranged from about one-third to as high as 70% of the population. The current study aims to determine the effects of combined health education and motivational message intervention on promoting healthy lifestyles and body composition markers for undergraduate female students who suffer from obesity at Northern Border University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Education Intervention

This intervention is based on the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and The Health Belief Model (HBM) to improve knowledge and promote lifestyle adherence in terms of healthy diet behaviour and physical activity among the undergraduate students. This program will include educational booklets and educational classes include six weeks of in-person education sessions and six weeks of social media messaging. The course will include six weekly teaching units (lectures and group discussions, 45-60 minutes each): Topic 1: To understand the causes and prevention strategies for overweight and obesity. Topic 2: To understand food based approaches to reduce or prevent overweight and obesity. Topic 3: To understand the importance of regular physical activity. Topic 4: To demonstrate how snacking can be a healthy habit. Topic 5: To learn how to read and interpret food labels. Topic 6: To understand how to prepare healthy meals.

OTHER

No intervention

They will have their regular curriculums and normal physical activity routine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Northern Border University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universiti Putra Malaysia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Geeta Appannah, PhD · Department of Nutrition , Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UniversitI Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-01
Completion
2024-02-01

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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