Health Promotion Workshop in Primary School Children (HEALTH-KIDS)

March 20, 2026 updated by: Maria Blanco Diaz, University of Oviedo

Impact of a Health Promotion Workshop on Knowledge of Healthy Habits and Postural Hygiene in 3rd Grade Primary School Children

This study evaluates whether a brief educational workshop can improve knowledge of healthy habits and postural hygiene in primary school children.

The study will be conducted in 3rd grade students (8-9 years old) from a primary school in Spain. Children in the intervention group will attend a 45-minute health promotion workshop covering physical activity, correct posture in daily activities, backpack organization and basic musculoskeletal self-care. Children in the control group will not receive the workshop during the initial phase.

All participating students will complete a short knowledge questionnaire before and after the workshop period. The study aims to determine whether children who receive the workshop show greater improvement in knowledge compared to those who do not.

Participation is voluntary and requires written informed consent from parents or legal guardians. No medical procedures, treatments, access to medical records or biological samples are involved. Data will be coded and treated confidentially.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a quasi-experimental study with two parallel groups designed to assess the effectiveness of a health promotion educational intervention in primary school children.

Participants will be students enrolled in the 3rd grade of a primary school in Spain. Inclusion requires written informed consent from parents or legal guardians. Students will be assigned to either an intervention group or a control group based on natural classroom organization to avoid cross-contamination between groups.

The intervention consists of a single 45-minute educational workshop delivered during school hours. The workshop content includes promotion of physical activity, principles of postural hygiene in sitting and standing, correct backpack use, active breaks during study time, and basic concepts of musculoskeletal self-care. Standardized educational materials and audiovisual resources adapted to the children's age will be used to ensure consistency.

A knowledge questionnaire composed of multiple-choice items will be administered to both groups before the intervention and again after the intervention period. The repetition of the questionnaire in the control group allows control of the potential learning effect associated with test repetition, enabling attribution of observed changes to the educational intervention.

The primary outcome measure is the change in knowledge score between pre- and post-intervention assessments. Secondary outcomes include participant satisfaction with the workshop.

The study does not involve clinical or medical procedures, administration of treatments, access to medical records or collection of biological samples. Participation is voluntary, and confidentiality will be guaranteed by coding all data and restricting access to authorized investigators only.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Students enrolled in 3rd grade of Primary Education at the participating school.

Age between 8 and 9 years.

Written informed consent from parents or legal guardians.

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous participation in similar health education workshops during the current academic year.

Cognitive, sensory or communication difficulties that prevent understanding of the questionnaire.

Absence from school on the days of data collection.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Group (No Intervention)
Experimental: Health Promotion Workshop Group
Students receiving a 45-minute educational workshop on healthy habits and postural hygiene.
Behavioral: Health Promotion Educational Workshop
Educational workshop of approximately 45 minutes delivered during school hours, focused on healthy habits and postural hygiene. The session includes promotion of physical activity, correct sitting and standing posture, backpack organization and basic musculoskeletal self-care, using age-adapted audiovisual and interactive materials.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Health Knowledge Score (Ad Hoc Knowledge Questionnaire on Healthy Habits and Postural Hygiene)
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after the educational intervention (within 1-3 days).

Difference in the total score obtained in an ad hoc knowledge questionnaire on healthy habits and postural hygiene between pre-intervention and post-intervention assessments.

The questionnaire consists of 10 multiple-choice questions with a single correct answer. Each correct answer scores 1 point, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 10. Higher scores indicate a higher level of knowledge.
Baseline and immediately after the educational intervention (within 1-3 days).

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Oviedo

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

February 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 17, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 17, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

March 23, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 20, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TFG-FISIO-OVI-2026-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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