Status:

UNKNOWN

Cluster Randomised Control Trial of the BodyKind Body Image Programme

Lead Sponsor:

University College Dublin

Collaborating Sponsors:

Jigsaw, The National Centre for Youth Mental Health, Ireland

Irish Research Council

Conditions:

Body Image

Eligibility:

All Genders

15-17 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Body dissatisfaction, a primary risk factor for eating disorders, is prevalent among adolescents. Given increases in adolescent body dissatisfaction since the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a pressing ne...

Detailed Description

Design: This pragmatic trial will be conducted in settings similar to the "real world" which will include use of a school setting, teacher-led delivery during classroom time, no strict exclusion crit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Schools will be eligible if
  • they are a second-level school in Ireland that offers the Transition Year (TY) programme to students
  • will deliver the intervention as part of their curriculum to students in TY
  • teaching staff are willing to complete the 2.5-hour BodyKind teacher training programme.
  • Students will be eligible if
  • they are in TY in a second-level school in Ireland and are aged 15-17 years
  • If their parent consents to their participation AND if they provide a signed assent form .
  • Teachers will be eligible if
  • They are qualified secondary school teacher
  • They agree to complete the BodyKind teacher training
  • Return a signed informed consent form

Exclusion

  • Schools will be excluded if
  • they are not a second-level school in Ireland or if they do not offer the TY programme to students
  • will not deliver the intervention as part of their curriculum to students in TY
  • teaching staff are not willing to complete the 2.5-hour BodyKind teacher training programme.
  • Students will be excluded if
  • they are not in TY in a second-level school and are not aged 15-17 years
  • If parental consent has not been obtained OR if they fail to sign a participant assent .
  • Teachers will be excluded if
  • They are not qualified secondary school teacher
  • They do not agree to complete the BodyKind teacher training
  • Do not return a signed informed consent form

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

600 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06076993

Start Date

June 1 2023

End Date

June 30 2024

Last Update

October 11 2023

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University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland