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Theory-Based School Program to Improve Health Literacy Among Primary School Children

NCT07702591 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2026-07-14

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Summary

Health literacy is a key determinant of children's health and well-being, enabling them to access, understand, evaluate, and use health information to make informed health-related decisions. Middle childhood represents a critical developmental period for strengthening these competencies; however, evidence regarding theory-based school interventions designed to improve health literacy in this age group remains limited.

This cluster randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a six-week, theory-based school health literacy program developed for children aged 9-10 years. The intervention was designed by integrating Nutbeam's Health Literacy Model and Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development and incorporates interactive, child-centered educational strategies, including educational games, storytelling, role-playing, problem-solving activities, and classroom discussions. Third- and fourth-grade students attending public primary schools in Burdur, Türkiye, were randomly assigned at the school level to either the intervention or control group. Health literacy outcomes are assessed using the Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire for Children-Turkish Version (HLS-Child-Q15-TR) before and after the intervention. The findings are expected to provide evidence regarding the effectiveness of theory-based school health literacy interventions and to inform future school health promotion programs.

Conditions

  • Health Literacy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Theory-Based School Health Literacy Program

A six-week classroom-based educational intervention designed to improve health literacy among children aged 9-10 years. The program was developed based on Nutbeam's Health Literacy Model and Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development and consisted of six weekly 40-minute sessions using educational games, storytelling, role-playing, problem-solving activities, classroom discussions, visual materials, and real-life scenarios to strengthen functional, interactive, and critical health literacy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-02
Primary Completion
2026-05-30
Completion
2026-05-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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