Department of Community Heal Nursing, Centre of Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Nursing, Lincoln University College, Selangor, Malaysia.
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Centre of Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Nursing, Lincoln University College, Selangor, Malaysia.
PLoS One. 2022 Jul 19;17(7):e0271599. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271599. eCollection 2022.
Atherosclerotic risk starts at an early stage in adolescents and interventions on adolescents' lifestyles are most important. The pandemic of obesity-related morbidities like atherosclerosis among young adults and atherosclerotic risk factors for middle-aged adolescents in India is known. Yet, there is a lack of cost-effective and integrated intervention programs to treat this important health problem.
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of a 12-week structured interventional strategy program, containing integrated education and supervised physical activity interventions for middle-aged adolescents.
METHODS/DESIGN: This will be a school-based pre-experimental one-group pre-post time-series research design. The sample size is estimated to include 154 adolescents of 10th to 12th grade; aged 15-17 years will be grouped as a single arm. Data will be collected from July 2021 to January 2022. The intervention duration will be 3 months. The following measures will be evaluated before, during, and after intervention: knowledge, body mass index, level of physical activity, dietary habits, and sedentary activity.
We believe that the structured interventional strategy approach which includes education related to atherosclerosis, physical activity, dietary habits, and sedentary activity, and cost-effective physical activity training will be more effective in preventing atherosclerotic-related changes among middle-aged adolescents. Further, this kind of approach may be applied in similar study areas elsewhere in India.
Clinical Trials Registry-India (Registered Number: CTRI/2021/03/032271).
动脉粥样硬化风险在青少年早期就开始出现，干预青少年的生活方式至关重要。肥胖相关的病态，如印度年轻成年人中的动脉粥样硬化和中年青少年的动脉粥样硬化危险因素，已经成为一种流行趋势。然而，缺乏针对这一重要健康问题的具有成本效益和综合性的干预计划。
本研究的主要目的是评估一种为期 12 周的结构化干预策略方案对中年青少年的影响，该方案包含综合教育和监督体育活动干预。
方法/设计：这将是一项基于学校的预实验单组前后时间序列研究设计。估计样本量包括 10 至 12 年级的 154 名青少年；年龄在 15 至 17 岁的青少年将被分为一组。数据将在 2021 年 7 月至 2022 年 1 月期间收集。干预持续时间为 3 个月。在干预之前、期间和之后，将评估以下措施：知识、体重指数、身体活动水平、饮食习惯和久坐活动。
我们相信，包括与动脉粥样硬化、身体活动、饮食习惯和久坐活动相关的教育以及具有成本效益的身体活动培训的结构化干预策略方法将更有效地预防中年青少年的动脉粥样硬化相关变化。此外，这种方法可能会在印度其他类似的研究领域中应用。
印度临床试验注册处（注册号：CTRI/2021/03/032271）。
