Development and evaluation of education intervention based on Extended Parallel Process Model in adopting preventive behaviors of Metabolic syndrome among employees
Determining the effect of the education intervention based on Extended Parallel Process Model in adopting preventive behaviors of Metabolic syndrome among employees in Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Design
From the list of staff of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, 144 employees will be selected and randomly assigned to the control and the intervention group. Will be use block size 4 to randomization.
Settings and conduct
Setting: Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. Conduct: One hundred fourteen employees will be selected and randomly assigned to the control and the intervention group. The two groups completed the questionnaires. Educational sessions will be developed based on the pretest results and will be conducted for the participants in the intervention group. Six months after the intervention, the two groups will be followed and completed the questionnaires again. Finally, the data will be analyzed.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Employment in administrative departments of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences and not having academic degree in health, paramedical and medical fields Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy, breastfeeding, history of diagnosed metabolic syndrome, history of endocrine disorders and immunodeficiency, substance abuse, consumption of weight reduction medications, history of diagnosed atherosclerosis and having a specific diet or exercise to control a specific illness
Intervention groups
Intervention group: Instruction sessions in terms of metabolic syndrome will be developed and delivered to the study participants. Control group: No intervention.
Main outcome variables
Primary outcomes: Increasing behaviors of study participants to prevention of metabolic syndrome Secondary outcomes: Modifying the attitude and beliefs of participants about metabolic syndrome
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20110727007132N21
Registration date:2022-02-02, 1400/11/13
Registration timing:prospective
Last update:2022-02-02, 1400/11/13
Update count:0
Registration date
2022-02-02, 1400/11/13
Registrant information
Name
Tahereh Dehdari
Name of organization / entity
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 2188779118263
Email address
t-dehdari@tums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2022-08-23, 1401/06/01
Expected recruitment end date
2024-03-19, 1402/12/29
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Development and evaluation of education intervention based on Extended Parallel Process Model in adopting preventive behaviors of Metabolic syndrome among employees
Public title
Development and evaluation of education intervention based on Extended Parallel Process Model in adopting preventive behaviors of Metabolic syndrome among employees
Purpose
Prevention
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Employing in the administrative departments of Rafsanjani University of Medical Sciences
Not having academic degree in health, paramedical and medical fields
Exclusion criteria:
pregnancy
Breastfeeding
History of diagnosed metabolic syndrome
History of endocrine disorders and immunodeficiency
Substance abuse
Consumption of weight reduction medications
History of diagnosed atherosclerosis
Age
From 18 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
144
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
The administrative employee list of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (with the exception of the faculty members) is available to researchers. We will select 144 people from this list at random and then randomly assign these individuals to the experimental and control groups. For randomization we will use block size 4. With a sample size of 144, 36 blocks of size 4 will be produced based on this online software: www.sealedenvelope.com.
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
There is no special characteristic in this study.
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics Committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Street address
ran University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Hemmat Highway
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1449614535
Approval date
2022-01-01, 1400/10/11
Ethics committee reference number
IR.IUMS.REC.1400.851
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Metabolic syndrome
ICD-10 code
E88.81
ICD-10 code description
Metabolic syndrome
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Increasing the behavior of study participants in terms of prevention of metabolic syndrome
Timepoint
Before and six months after the intervention
Method of measurement
Questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
Modifying the attitude of study participants in terms of metabolic syndrome
Timepoint
Before and six months after the intervention
Method of measurement
questionnaire
2
Description
Increasing the perceived susceptibility of study participants in terms of metabolic syndrome
Timepoint
Before and six months after the intervention
Method of measurement
questionnaire
3
Description
Increasing the perceived severity of study participants in terms of metabolic syndrome
Timepoint
Before and six months after the intervention
Method of measurement
questionnaire
4
Description
Increasing the fear of study participants in terms of metabolic syndrome
Timepoint
Before and six months after the intervention
Method of measurement
questionnaire
5
Description
Decreasing the defensive mechanisms of study participants in terms of metabolic syndrome
Timepoint
Before and six months after the intervention
Method of measurement
questionnaire
6
Description
Increasing the perceived self-efficacy of study participants in terms of metabolic syndrome
Timepoint
Before and six months after the intervention
Method of measurement
questionnaire
7
Description
Increasing the response efficacy of study participants in terms of metabolic syndrome
Timepoint
Before and six months after the intervention
Method of measurement
questionnaire
8
Description
Increasing the intention of study participants in terms of prevention of metabolic syndrome
Timepoint
Before and six months after the intervention
Method of measurement
questionnaire
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: According to pre-test results, educational intervention in terms of metabolic syndrome will be developed and conducted for the study participants in the intervention group. Educational intervention based on the structures of the Extended Parallel Process Model in the form of a 4-hour online workshop in 8 sessions (general content of the sessions: Familiarity and study of risk factors of metabolic syndrome, identification of sensitivities and perception of conditions, education based on perception, familiarity with complications and sensitivities, assessing the individual's awareness to provide training, familiarity with changing behavior and healthy lifestyle, evaluating the knowledge and training given in these sessions, familiarizing the individual with the effects of metabolic syndrome, determining the effectiveness of training) and presenting a pamphlet (definition of the metabolic syndrome and its criteria and consequences - Lifestyle Modification Behaviors) will be designed to address lifestyle modification measures to prevent metabolic syndrome. This training will be done for people in the intervention group.
Category
Behavior
2
Description
Control group: Control group: No intervention.
Category
N/A
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Vahid Mohammadi Shahrokhi
Street address
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Hazrat Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS) Blv
City
Rafsanjan
Province
Kerman
Postal code
7717933777
Phone
+98 34 3428 0090
Email
office@rums.ac.ir
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Hossein Kaivani
Street address
Iran university of medical sciences, Shahid Hemmat highway
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1449614535
Phone
+98 21 8670 2504
Email
research@iums.ac.ir
Web page address
https://iums.ac.ir
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
No
Title of funding source
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Tahereh Dehdari
Position
Associate professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
Iran university of Medical Sciences, Shahid Hemmat highway
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1449614535
Phone
+98 21 8670 4756
Email
dehdarit@yahoo.com
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Tahereh Dehdari
Position
Associate Professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
Iran university of Medical Sciences, Shahid Hemmat highway
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1449614535
Phone
+98 21 8670 4756
Email
dehdarit@yahoo.com
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Tahereh Dehdari
Position
Associate Professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
Iran university of Medical Sciences, Shahid Hemmat highway
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1449614535
Phone
009886704756
Email
dehdarit@yahoo.com
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
No - There is not a plan to make this available
Justification/reason for indecision/not sharing IPD
The results only will be published in the article.
Study Protocol
No - There is not a plan to make this available
Statistical Analysis Plan
No - There is not a plan to make this available
Informed Consent Form
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available