Digital Versus Hybrid Interventions in Promoting Nutrition Knowledge Among Saudi Adolescent Girls

Umm Al-Qura University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nutrition Knowledge; Body Mass Index; Food Habits; Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Treatments: Behavioral: Fully digital; Behavioral: Hybrid therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06836336

HAPO-02-K-012-2023-10-1787

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study primarily aims to compare the efficacy of different approaches to nutrition education intervention delivery in improving nutrition knowledge (NK) among Saudi adolescent girls. A secondary aim is to compare the effectiveness of these interventions in enhancing dietary habits and reducing Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) scores.A randomized sample of 104 Saudi adolescent girls aged 16-18 years from a single high school in Makkah city enrolled in a 4-week lifestyle educational intervention for health promotion. Participants were randomly assigned to either a hybrid or a fully digital nutritional education program. Outcome measures included knowledge (NK), dietary and lifestyle habits assessed by the Healthy Plate Variety Score (HPVS), and mental health evaluated using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) scores.

Enrollment: 104 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 15 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy
• Adolescents (15-19 years old)
• Reliable internet access
• Willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

• Has chronic disease/s
• <15 years and >19 years
• No internet access
• Not willing to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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104 participants in 2 patient groups

Hybrid intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Hybrid intervention that combined face-to-face educational sessions with the integration of technological advancements.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Hybrid therapy

Fully digital intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Received the same educational materials as the hybrid intervention group through WhatsApp twice a week over the course of one month.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Fully digital