Actively Recruiting
Led by Servicio Canario de Salud · Updated on 2025-09-19
1068
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
S
Servicio Canario de Salud
Lead Sponsor
U
University of La Laguna
Collaborating Sponsor
Eating disorders are mental health conditions marked by unhealthy behaviors around food and weight control, often affecting pre-adolescents in developed countries. This research aims to develop and evaluate the PRETA program, an online school-based intervention designed to reduce eating disorder risks and modifiable factors. The study uses a randomized controlled trial to compare the PRETA program with regular school health activities, assessing its effectiveness and social impact. The PRETA program involves nine weekly online sessions lasting 45 minutes each, focusing on healthy eating habits, body image, media literacy, and psychological skills such as self-esteem and emotional regulation. It includes education for students as well as training and resources for their parents and teachers. Schools are randomly assigned to either receive the PRETA program or continue usual health activities, with six schools in each group. Participants will complete baseline questionnaires before starting the program and follow-up assessments immediately after. Researchers will evaluate outcomes like eating attitudes using the Children's Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT-26), body image, self-esteem, and the influence of media and social pressures. The study monitors adherence through teacher follow-ups and parent reminders, with the intervention lasting three months and outcomes assessed at the program's end.
CONDITIONS
Evaluation of a Digital School-Based Intervention for the Primary Prevention of Eating Disorders in Pre-Adolescents (PRETA Program)
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Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person or remote) for consent and baseline assessment
Duration - 3 months
Participants in the intervention group engage in the PRETA program, which includes 9 online sessions of 45 minutes each over 3 months, with weekly platform-guided classroom activities and optional at-home activities. Parents and teachers receive targeted training and resources to support prevention efforts.
Weekly activities through an online platform with minimal teacher interaction
Duration - Immediately after the intervention
After completing the program, participants complete questionnaires to assess eating attitudes, body image, body dissatisfaction, internalization of appearance ideals, and self-esteem.
1 visit to complete outcome questionnaires
Total: 1 location
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Servicio de Evaluación y Planificación del Servicio Canario de Salud
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, 38109
Actively Recruiting
Y
Yolanda Ramallo-Fariña, PhD in Biomedical Sciences
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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Yolanda Ramallo-Fariña, Tasmania Del Pino-Sedeño, Berta Pinto Robayna...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41087111