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2024-10-26 @ 12:43 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT03482193
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2018-04-02
First Post:
2018-03-20
Brief Title:
Health Literacy and Overweight in Adolescents
Sponsor:
University of Liege
Organization:
University of Liege
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Association of Adolescents Interactive and Critical Health Literacy With Their Overweight a Study in a Medium Urban City in Belgium
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2018-03
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Obesity in children and adolescents has become a major public health problem in recent years In Belgium 20 of people aged between 2 and 17 are overweight and 7 suffer from obesity While studies often associate this overweight with socio-economic level other factors such as health literacy HL may also play a role Among adolescents some studies have shown an association between the level of HL and the Body Mass Index BMI Our study aims to investigate the association between HL of adolescents and their BMI
This is a cross-sectional survey among 9 high schools in a medium city of Belgium including 254 high school students aged between 12-17 years Health literacy was assessed by the Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents HELMA Students age sex weight size and parental socio-economic status are gathered in the medical file during the medical examination organized by the schools after obtaining the informed consent of the students and their parents
This is a cross-sectional survey among 9 high schools in a medium city of Belgium including 254 high school students aged between 12-17 years Health literacy was assessed by the Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents HELMA Students age sex weight size and parental socio-economic status are gathered in the medical file during the medical examination organized by the schools after obtaining the informed consent of the students and their parents
Detailed Description:
None
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None