Efficacy of a school-based programme implemented by community agents in the prevention of eating and weight-related disorders

Reduction of risk factors for eating and weight-related problems in secondary students by means of a prevention programme implemented by community agents previously formed

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN47682626

Enrollment

800

Registered

2011-02-07

Start date

2011-01-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-11

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Conditions

Eating and weight-related disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Eating disorders

Interventions

The trial will be carried out in twelve schools. Six intervention schools, fourteen classes, approximately 400 participants (adolescent females and males). Six contro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Second-grade (eight-grade in USA; 13 years) male and female students in Spanish secondary education

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No exclusion criteria were used and intact classes participated.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Scale -3 2. Children Eating Attitudes Test 3. Weight Control Behaviours (Inventory designed ad hoc) 4. Perception of Teasing Scale 5. Body Dissatisfaction and Drive for Thinness subscales from Eating Disorders Inventory -6. All the questionnaires in their Spanish adaptation. The primary and secondary outcomes were assessed at baseline, post-test (two weeks after the last activity "Letter of complaint to the media") and nine months follow-up	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Scale -3 2. Children Eating Attitudes Test 3. Weight Control Behaviours (Inventory designed ad hoc) 4. Perception of Teasing Scale 5. Body Dissatisfaction and Drive for Thinness subscales from Eating Disorders Inventory -6. All the questionnaires in their Spanish adaptation. The primary and secondary outcomes were assessed at baseline, post-test (two weeks after the last activity "Letter of complaint to the media") and nine months follow-up

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measures above were assessed for participants who completed the "analysis of advertising" and the "letters of complaint to the media" activities, and by nutritional status (following International Obesity Task Force criteria).	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 22, 2026