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Filter by:A multi-center, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted to explore the effect of experiential classroom on establishing healthy behaviors during pregnancy.
The health-related benefits of physical activity are well established for all age groups. It also has positive effects on memory, executive function and school performance in children and adolescents. However, it is known that 81% of individuals between the ages of 11-17 live a life that is not physically active enough. The World Health Organization recommends interventions to increase physical activity. In this study, 48 students from 5th, 6th and 7th grades will be selected from randomly selected secondary schools in Karaman central district and will be divided into experimental and control groups. In this randomized controlled study, behavior change intervention with the 5A model will be applied to the experimental group, and no intervention will be applied to the control group. Physical activity levels, physical and psychosocial health of children in both groups will be evaluated at the beginning of the intervention, at Week 8 and at Week 28. Physical activity diary, "Physical activity scale for 4-8 Grades" scale will be used to measure children's physical activity levels. For their physical health, body composition, strength, flexibility and functional capacity will be evaluated. Quality of life with the "Pediatric Quality of Life 4.0 Inventory" for psychosocial health; Cognitive functions will be evaluated with "CNS Vital Signs Cognitive Performance and Attention Tests". This study aims to evaluate the sustainability effect of the 5A intervention on physical activity and its impact on physical health and psychosocial health.
This 12-week study compares the effectiveness of personalized daily step goals generated by a machine learning algorithm in the Sprout app versus fixed daily step goals of 10,000 steps among adults. Participants will be recruited through the Sprout app, and after a 1-week run-in period, they will be assigned to either the intervention or control group. The intervention group will receive adaptive goals based on their historical step data, while the control group will have a fixed goal. Both groups will receive financial incentives. This study aims to inform future interventions measuring changes in daily steps and app engagement levels (i.e., time spent on app, number of app opens) by studying how using financial incentives and an adaptive goal-setting design can improve physical activity levels of app users, informed by a machine learning algorithm.
The European Code Against Cancer contains 12 recommendations to reduce the risk of cancer. It is estimated that about half of all cancers could be prevented if all recommendations are followed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Program of Health Behaviour Against Cancer (PHeBAC) applied to mothers of children with intellectual disabilities in increasing the participation of mothers and their children with intellectual disabilities in cancer screenings and their health behaviors against cancer. The goal is to improve the preventive health behaviors of children with intellectual disabilities and their mothers against cancer and to increase the rate of participation in cancer screenings. Specific targets are; not smoking and not being exposed to smoking, increasing physical activity, healthy nutrition, limiting alcohol consumption, protection from sunlight, HPV vaccination and increasing participation in breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings.
The primary goal of this study is to improve cancer literacy in Black women living with HIV and ultimately improve breast and cervical cancer screening uptake. This study involves an educational intervention delivered virtually and in person, depending on the participants' preference.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or cancer, and common mental disorders (CMDs), such as depression or anxiety, represent the primary causes of death and disability worldwide, causing major health and financial burdens. Lifestyle behaviours, including physical activity, diet, stress and emotional regulation, tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, and sleep are important modifiable risk factors associated with the prevention and management of both NCDs and CMDs. LvL UP is a mHealth intervention aimed at preventing NCDs and CMDs in adults from multi-ethnic Southeast Asian populations (Castro et al., 2023). Building upon leading evidence- and theory-based frameworks in the areas of mental health and behaviour change, a multidisciplinary team of researchers developed LvL UP as a holistic intervention centred around three core pillars: Move More, Eat Well, Stress Less. The goal of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility of a Sequential, Multiple Assignment, Randomized Trial (SMART) aimed at (i) evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of LvL UP and (ii) establishing the optimal blended approach in LvL UP that balances effective personalized lifestyle support with scalability. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. What are the intervention's preliminary, short-term effects? What is the intervention's level of engagement? What is the number of dropouts? What is the percentage of missing data? What is the intervention's responder / non-responder rate after week 4? How easy was to recruit the target sample size and which channels worked best? 2. Considering the above pilot study results: What is the overall feasibility of the SMART research protocol in its current form? Are there any changes required for the main trial? This includes: recruitment approach, intervention content and delivery (app, provision of human support), and/or trial assessments (online and in-person).
The aim of the present RCT is to investigate the effect of smartphone screen time reduction on mental health indicators in healthy, 18-29 yo Austrian students. After inclusion and randomization to intervention- and control group, normal screen time behavior will be assessed for 10-days. After that, the mental health parameters will be carried out in both groups as a baseline survey (T0). After that, intervention group should limit smartphone screen time to less than 2 hours per day for three consecutive weeks. Control group should use smartphones as usual. After that, mental health parameters will be assessed again in both groups (post-intervention, T1). After T1, there are no further requirements regarding screen time. Mental health parameters will be assessed again in both groups at follow-up (T2). Main outcome parameters are 1) Well-Being (WHO-5), depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), stress (PSQ-20), and sleep quality (ISI). The primary hypothesis (stated at Open Science Framework before Enrollment: https://osf.io/a9k76) is that mental health indicators, particularly stress, depressive symptoms, and sleep quality will improve throughout the intervention compared to the control group as well as to baseline.
To determine the effects of Short duration moderate intensity soleus push- ups VS Sustained Soleus Push-ups on lipid profile among Young Population.
Medical students are under a great deal of competitive pressure throughout their training. During their studies, medical students experience high levels of stress, sleep disorders and excessive physical inactivity. These feelings and behaviours are expected to significantly degrade their quality of life, health and performance. The PROMESS project aims to increase students' quality of life and ultimately improve their medical performance. The project aims to improve students' ability to take care of themselves from a short and long term perspective. Encouraging physical activity, reducing sedentary behaviors, reducing stress, fatigue and sleep troubles during their curriculum can promote a healthier lifestyle and reduce the risk of chronic health conditions in the future. The study seeks to quantify the impact of a complex intervention based on 3 modules (stress, sleep, physical activity) on the quality of life and academic performance of 2nd cycle medical students. This study will also have a clear insight on the influence of the complex intervention on changes in stress, sleep, physical activity and sedentary behavior markers.
Medical students have been shown to have a greater prevalence of poor sleep leading to poorer quality of life than other groups of students. Among medical students, poor sleep quality and insomnia have been associated with higher level of stress, as well as poorer academic performance. Our field surveys carried out in 2022 and 2023 at the Lyon Est medical school make the same alarming observation. They revealed that 53% of students had significant sleep problems.They also showed that students presented high levels of physical and mental fatigue. It is expected that these disorders will significantly degrade their quality of life as well as their health. Indeed, lack of sleep is associated with serious health problems such as illnesses cardiovascular or immune system deficiencies. The PROMESS - SLEEP project aims to offer solutions to students to improve their sleep during their medical studies. It responds to a demand expressed by students: our field study showed that 40% of 4th year students declared being "very interested and/or interested" in following an intervention that aimed at improving sleep. An early knowledge of sleep optimization tools would allow students to quickly acquire the tools necessary to cope with the difficult conditions encountered during their training and lives of future doctors.The objective of this study is to determine the influence of an intervention program based on sleep improvement and fatigue reduction among medical students.