The goal of this single-center prospective randomized controlled parallel 2-arm intervention study is to test a lifestyle intervention focusing on diet and physical activity in students and at least one legal guardian to improve cardiovascular risk factor profiles. The primary objective of this study ist to evaluate the efficacy of a health promotion intervention (intervention group) over the course of a year using a participative approach compared to a control group in 14- to 17-year-olds and at least one legal guardian. Further study objectives are to determine the effect of the health promotion intervention on the change of the score of the individual health metric components, on the absolute health metric score, on the change in intima-media thickness and pulse-wave velocity and cardiovascular health (such as blood pressure, non-HDL-cholesterol, BMI) as well as health literacy with regards to CVDs, especially stroke, in both age-groups. Furthermore, a biobank will be collected.
YOUhealTH is a single-center prospective randomized controlled parallel 2-arm intervention study with the aim to test a lifestyle intervention focusing on diet and physical activity in students and at least one legal guardian to improve cardiovascular risk factor profiles. The lifestyle intervention is designed using a participative approach of adolescents who are part of the study team and design the intervention. This intervention is applied to students aged 14- to 17-years and at least one legal guardian for the duration of one year. At the beginning and the end of the intervention, an examination including a blood draw, a structured medical interview, anthropometrics including blood pressure measurement, ultrasonography of the aorta and the carotid artery, pulse-wave velocity and bioelectrical impedance measurement as well as FibroScan (a liver fat and elasticity measurement) is conducted and the effects of the intervention are evaluated compared to the control group receiving no intervention. Students and their legal guardians are randomized to the intervention or control group in a school-wise manner and in a 4:3 ratio. The primary objective is to determine the effect of the health intervention with regards to the change of the health metric components diet and physical activity of the Life's Essential Eight score of the American Heart Association. Further study objectives are to evaluate the effect of the health promotion intervention on the change of the score of the individual health metric components, on the absolute health metric score, on the change in intima-media thickness and pulse-wave velocity and cardiovascular health (such as blood pressure, non-HDL-cholesterol, BMI) as well as health literacy with regards to CVDs, especially stroke, in both age-groups. Furthermore, a long-term follow-up by means of record linkage is planned and a biobank will be collected.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
171
Lifestyle intervention focusing on diet and physical activity
Department for Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Efficacy of health promotion intervention
The efficacy of the health promotion intervention to improve cardiovascular health in 14- to 17 year-olds and at least one legal guardian measured by means of change of the "2022 cardiovascular health metrics score (0-100 points)" for the components of diet and physical activity from baseline to follow-up of the intervention group using a participative approach compared to a control-group.
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12 +/- 2 months)
Health promotion intervention
The effect of the health promotion intervention on both the change and the absolute values of the "2022 cardiovascular health metrics score (0-100 points)" and its components in the whole study group and in adolescents and adults separately.
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12 +/- 2 months)
Health literacy
The effect of the health intervention on health literacy (measured by means of a CVD (HELMA; score) and stroke knowledge questionnaire (%)).
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12 +/- 2 months)
Pulse-wave velocity change
The effect of the health intervention on pulse-wave velocity (m/s)
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12 +/- 2 months)
Intima-media thickness change
The effect of the health intervention on intima-media thickness (µm).
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12 +/- 2 months)
Liver fat content change
The effect of the health intervention on liver fat content (dB/m).
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12 +/- 2 months)
Blood pressue change
The effect of the health intervention on blood pressure (mmHg).
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12 +/- 2 months)
Body-/fat composition change
The effect of the health intervention on body-/fat composition (%)
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Visceral fat thickness change
The effect of the health intervention on abdominal visceral fat thickness (mm).
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Physical activity change
The effect of the health intervention on the average minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day (min/day).
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12 +/- 2 months)
Risk profile - e.g. blood lipids
Risk profiles (e.g. blood lipids such as LDL-C (mg/dl)) of adolescents will be compared to their legal guardian(s).
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12 +/- 2 months)
Risk profile - e.g. Blood sugar
Risk profiles (e.g. blood sugar (HbA1c (%)) of adolescents will be compared to their legal guardian(s).
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Risk profile - Healthy diet
Risk profiles (healty diet (MEPA score;%)) of adolescents will be compared to their legal guardian(s).
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Risk profile - Smoking
Risk profiles (smoking (questionnaire, score) of adolescents will be compared to their legal guardian(s).
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Cardiovascular risk factor description - hypertension
The prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension (mmHg) in the Tyrolean youth and their legal guardians will be described.
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12 +/- 2 months)
Cardiovascular risk factor description - obesity
The prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity (e.g.BMI (kg/m\^2)) in the Tyrolean youth and their legal guardians will be described.
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Cardiovascular risk factor description - dislipidemia
The prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as dyslipidemia (e.g. LDL-C (mg/dl)) in the Tyrolean youth and their legal guardians will be described.
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Cardiovascular risk factor description - diabetes
The prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes (HbA1c (%)) in the Tyrolean youth and their legal guardians will be described.
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Lifestyle factor description - unhealthy diet
The prevalence of lifestyle factors such as unhealthy diet (MEPA-score; %) in the Tyrolean youth and their legal guardians will be described.
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Lifestyle factor description - sedentary lifestyle
The prevalence of lifestyle factors such as sedentary lifestyle (Physical activity component of of Life's Essential 8 assessment; %) in the Tyrolean youth and their legal guardians will be described.
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Lifestyle factor description - smoking
The prevalence of lifestyle factors such as smoking (YES/NO, cigarettes per day) in the Tyrolean youth and their legal guardians will be described.
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
High-risk population exploration
High-risk populations (Life's essential 8 score; %) based on school type, age, sex and region of residence will be explored.
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Time trends
Time trends in risk-profiles will be evaluated by comparison to the data from the "Early vascular Ageing" and the "Early Vascular Ageing in YOUth" study.
Time frame: Baseline visit until follow-up visit (at 12+/- 2 months)
Long-term Intervention - CVD events
Evaluation of predictors for later cardio- and cerebrovascular disease (events or deaths) in adolescents and their legal guardian by record linkage to electronic health record.
Time frame: Every 2-5 years, on average for the duration of 50 years
Long-term Intervention - any deaths
Evaluation of predictors for later mortality in adolescents and their legal guardian by record linkage to death registry.
Time frame: Every 2-5 years, on average for the duration of 50 years
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