Table 1 General study characteristics
Arm | High school information | Assigned interventions | Population | Primary and secondary outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention group | High-school A | The intervention group will receive an intervention consisting of challenges designed by 5 ACCs. These activities must have social marketing criteria. | High-school A | Primary outcome: consumption of fruits and vegetables, physical activity practice, and TV/computer/game console use. Secondary outcomes: breakfast consumption, engagement with local recreation and obesity prevalence |
The intervention group received challenges designed by ACCs that promote healthy lifestyles. | Economically disadvantaged | Students from high schools from low-income neighbourhoods, who are 13 to 16 years of age: | ||
Size: 3 classes/level | a) 3 to 5 ACCs | |||
Public | b) 80-100 adolescents | |||
Reus | ||||
High-school B | High-school B | |||
Economically disadvantaged | Students from high schools from low-income neighbourhoods, 2who are 13 to 16 years of age: | |||
Size: 4 classes/level | a) 2 to 5 ACCs | |||
Public | b) 80-100 adolescents | |||
Reus | ||||
Control group | High-school A | No intervention is assigned for this group. | High-school A | The same outcomes were measured with the same tools and over the same time frame as in the intervention group. |
The control group no received challenges to promote healthy lifestyles. | Economically disadvantaged | Students from high schools from low-income neighbourhoods, who are 13 to 16 years of age: | ||
Size: 3 classes/level | b) 80-100 adolescents | |||
Public | ||||
Reus | ||||
High-school B | High-school B | |||
Economically disadvantaged | Students from high schools from low-income neighbourhoods, who are 13 to 16 years of age: | |||
Size: 4 classes/level | b) 80-100 adolescents | |||
Public | ||||
Reus |