Intervention studies
To reach its aims, GrowH! will adapt two participatory intervention approaches (WP2) that will be implemented in the local contexts in Germany and Spain (WP3) respectively. The following describes the studies as originally planned. Modifications are possible as the work develops, resulting from necessary local adaptations, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Intervention study 1 | Intervention study 2 | |
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Title of Study | GrowH! Home-based Intervention | GrowH! Youth-led Participatory Action Research (YPAR) |
Objectives | To assess the feasibility of a home-based motivational interviewing intervention on obesity and related aspects embedded in a school-setting | To assess the feasibility of transferring a promising YPAR approach to the local context and to propose a scalability plan |
Location | Bremen, Germany | Zaragoza, Spain |
Study to be adapted | The design for this study will be adopted from the pilot of the Guelph Family Health Study. For further details on the Guelph Family Health Study: Haines J, Douglas S, Mirotta JA, O'Kane C, Breau R, Walton K, et al.; Guelph Family Health Study. Guelph Family Health Study: pilot study of a home-based obesity prevention intervention. Can J Public Health. 2018 Aug;109(4):549-560. doi: 10.17269/s41997-018-0072-3 Clinical trials registration number: NCT02223234. Webpage:https://www.gesundheit-nds.de/projekte/growh/ | The design of this study will be adopted from the Kids in Action study. For further details on the Kids in Action study: Anselma M, Altenburg T, Chinapaw M. Kids in Action: the protocol of a Youth Participatory Action Research project to promote physical activity and dietary behaviour. BMJ Open. 2019 Mar 30;9(3):e025584. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025584. Trial registration number: TC=6604. Webpage: https://jeugdengezondheid.org/en-kidsinaction/ |
Short description of the interventions | Home visits will be conducted using motivational interviewing to provide behaviour change support that is tailored to families’ needs and preferences. Families will be invited to join through pre-exiting networks in the East of Bremen. | Action Teams with 6-8 children and a facilitator designated at each of the 2 participating schools will develop and implement interventions aimed at promoting physical activity and healthy dietary behaviours. |
Who will participate? | Children aged 3-9 and their parents/families. The motivational interviews will be conducted in German. | Children aged 9-10 years attending the participating primary schools. A multidisciplinary project group will be involved, including school staff, school-canteen staff, social and policy workers to aid sustainability of the developed interventions. The study will be conducted in Spanish. |
Study type | Non-randomised single arm intervention proof-of-feasibility trial | Proof-of-feasibility study |
For questions please contact: | Landesvereinigung für Gesundheit und Akademie für Sozialmedizin Niedersachsen e. V. (State Association for Health and Academy for Social Medicine Lower Saxony), with executing entity Landesvereinigung für Gesundheit Bremen e.V. (LVG), Germany Contact: | Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR) http://fisiatria_enfermeria.unizar.es/ Name: |