The Effect of a School-based Nutrition Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating Behaviour Among Adolescents in Indonesia - a Cluster Randomized Pilot Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this cluster randomized controlled pilot trial is to assess the feasibility and effect of a school-based nutrition intervention program called Nutrition Goes to School (NGTS) in improving a healthy diet and physical activities as part of the prevention and management of obesity among adolescents in urban Indonesia. The main questions it aims to answer concern the feasibility of the NGTS multi-component school-based nutrition intervention model in selected secondary schools in an urban setting to inform the design of the future effectiveness study. Additionally, it aims to evaluate the effect of the school-based nutrition intervention in the healthy eating knowledge and behavior (fruit and vegetable consumption, energy-dense nutrient poor food, and sugary beverages consumption, as measured by food frequency questionnaire) and physical activities as well as its effect on nutrition status (body mass index, mid-upper arm circumference \[MUAC\] and waist circumference). The intervention components consist of nutrition education to school communities (teachers, management, students and parents), healthy school canteen, school garden, hygiene and sanitation promotion of the school environment and obesogenic environment control, and promotion of physical activities among students. Five secondary schools in Jakarta will be randomly assigned to receive the intervention for 6 months, and five other schools will serve as the control group.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 15
Maximum Age: 17
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• High school students in grades 10-11

• Aged 15-17 years

• Attending school in Jakarta

Locations
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Indonesia
Seameo Recfon
RECRUITING
Jakarta
Contact Information
Primary
Indah S Widyahening, Professor
indah.widyahening@seameo-recfon.org
+622122116225
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-01-09
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-08-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 1000
Treatments
Experimental: Intervention schools
The intervention group will receive baseline educational intervention (Nutrition Education Capacity Building for Teachers and Management) and all components of the Nutrition Goes to School (NGTS) program.
No_intervention: Control schools
The control group receive no specific intervention other than current school health program conducted by the local public health centers (puskesmas).
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
Collaborators: Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia

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