The Program SI! for Cardiovascular Health Promotion at Elementary School

Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Trial

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Official title:

The Program SI! for Cardiovascular Health Promotion for Elementary Students Aged 6 to 11: a Cluster Randomized Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02428634
• Other study ID #: SHE-002-SI
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 2014
• Est. completion date: June 2020

Study information

• Verified date: February 2021
• Source: Foundation for Science, Health and Education, Spain
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effects of Program SI! for Elementary in different times of exposure for childrens and their immediate environment (teachers and parents). For this purpose, 48 public schools from the Community of Madrid-South Area (Spain) were randomly assigned to Program SI! during 3 or 6 academic years (intervention group) or keep their normal curriculum (control group). The main outcome is 3-year, and 6-year changes from baseline of questionnaire scoring of children, their parents and teachers in regards to a healthy lifestyle. For children were included 3-year, and 6-year changes of cardiovascular markers derived from blood pressure and anthropometry.

Description:

The Program SI! is a multilevel school-based intervention integrating four cardiovascular health-related components (diet, physical activity, human body and emotions management). Since the Program SI! for preschoolers has shown good results in improving healthy lifestyle habits in children aged 3 to 5 years, the investigators have developed the Program SI! for Elementary addressed to children from 6 to 11 years. The objective of the study is to evaluate the effects of Program SI! for Elementary in different times of exposure for childrens and their immediate environment (teachers, parents and school). In the Community of Madrid-South Area (Spain), 48 public schools from were randomly assigned to Program SI! for Elementary during 3 or 6 academic years (intervention group) or keep their normal curriculum (control group). The main outcome is 3-year, and 6-year changes from baseline of questionnaire scoring of children, and the secondary outcome is 3-year, and 6-year changes from baseline of questionnaire scoring of their parents and teachers in regards to a healthy lifestyle, as well as changes in the school environment. For children were included 3-year, and 6-year changes of cardiovascular markers derived from blood pressure and anthropometry (weight, height, waist circumference and skinfold thickness). The Program SI! for Elementary is designed for different exposures in a sample of schools never intervened to asses when the intervention has the most effectiveness. Besides, as some schools involved in the preschool study continues the Program SI! for Elementary, the investigators can be able to evaluate the impact of the Program SI! in different school stages, concluding how children keep the adoption of healthy behaviors from early in life.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1770
• Est. completion date: June 2020
• Est. primary completion date: June 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 5 Years to 6 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children from public schools with canteen services located in the South Madrid Area of Education, having from 1st to 6th grades and at least two classrooms in 1st grade.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The coordination team of the SHE Foundation establishes the adherence criteria and the schools not reaching the minimum considered can be excluded. Questionnaires scoring from students with special educational needs will be excluded from the analysis of questionnaires, as well as repeat students.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention

Behavioral:
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The Program SI! is implemented from 1st to 3rd grade of Elementary. A total of 40 hours of intervention on 1st and 2nd grade and 30 hours on 3rd grade has been established as the minimum intervention per year.
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The Program SI! is implemented from 4th to 6th grade of Elementary. A total of 30 hours of intervention has been established as the minimum intervention per year.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Foundation for Science, Health and Education	Madrid

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Foundation for Science, Health and Education, Spain	Fondation Daniel & Nina Carasso

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

References & Publications (5)

Goodman R. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: a research note. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1997 Jul;38(5):581-6. — View Citation

Remor E. Psychometric properties of a European Spanish version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Span J Psychol. 2006 May;9(1):86-93. — View Citation

Santos-Beneit G, Sotos-Prieto M, Pocock S, Redondo J, Fuster V, Peñalvo JL. Association between anthropometry and high blood pressure in a representative sample of preschoolers in madrid. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2015 Jun;68(6):477-84. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2014.09.002. Epub 2014 Dec 6. — View Citation

Serra-Majem L, Ribas L, Ngo J, Ortega RM, García A, Pérez-Rodrigo C, Aranceta J. Food, youth and the Mediterranean diet in Spain. Development of KIDMED, Mediterranean Diet Quality Index in children and adolescents. Public Health Nutr. 2004 Oct;7(7):931-5. — View Citation

Sotos-Prieto M, Moreno-Franco B, Ordovás JM, León M, Casasnovas JA, Peñalvo JL. Design and development of an instrument to measure overall lifestyle habits for epidemiological research: the Mediterranean Lifestyle (MEDLIFE) index. Public Health Nutr. 2015 Apr;18(6):959-67. doi: 10.1017/S1368980014001360. Epub 2014 Jul 15. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Difference between control and intervention groups in the mean change in questionnaire's scoring from baseline to 3-year and 6-year intervention for children.	To evaluate children's lifestyle we use a specific questionnaire about knowledge, attitudes and habits in relation to the four components of Program SI! for Elementary (diet, physical activity, body and heart, and emotions management) (article under revision). A trained team of psychologist applies the children's questionnaires at the school.	3-year, and 6-year changes from baseline of questionnaire scoring for children
Primary	Cardiovascular health markers (blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference and triceps and subscapular skinfold thickness) of children from baseline to 3-year and 6-year intervention.	To evaluate the impact of the Program SI! for Elementary in cardiovascular health markers of children blood pressure and some anthropometric parameters are measured (height, weight, waist circumference and triceps and subscapular skinfold thickness) under standardized protocol developed in previous studies (Santos-Beneit et al. 2014).	3-year, and 6-year changes from baseline on cardiovascular health markers of children
Secondary	Difference between control and intervention groups in the mean change in questionnaire's scoring from baseline to post-intervention for families.	The family's habits are evaluated through a specific questionnaire related to key messages for families provided by the Program SI! for Elementary and some general questions about tobacco use and health status (article under revision) and stress perception (Remor 2006). Also in the questionnaire for families are included some questions about their son or daughter's habits (Serra-Majem et al 2004, Goodman 1997, Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2011/2012).	3-year, and 6-year changes from baseline of questionnaire scoring for families
Secondary	Difference between control and intervention groups in the mean change in questionnaire's scoring from baseline to post-intervention for teachers	The lifestyle of the teachers is evaluated measuring adherence to the Mediterranean lifestyle (Sotos-Prieto et al. 2014) and questions about stress perception (Remor 2006).	3-year, and 6-year changes from baseline of questionnaire scoring for teachers
Secondary	Difference between control and intervention groups in the mean change in questionnaire's scoring from baseline to post-intervention for school environment	The school environment is evaluated through questions related to the recommendations provided in the Program SI! for Elementary intervention as avoid eating commercially prepared baked foods at school.	3-year, and 6-year changes from baseline of questionnaire scoring for school environment

External Links

•   Encuesta Nacional de Salud España 2011/2012
•   Program SI! website