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Trial reportIndian heart journal

Cardiovascular risk reduction intervention among school-students in Kolkata, West Bengal - the CRRIS study protocol.

Soumitra Kumar, Saumitra Ray, Tanmay Mahapatra, Kinnari Gupta, Sanchita Mahapatra, Mrinal K Das, Santanu Guha, Pradip K Deb, Amal K Banerjee, Cardiological Society of India, West Bengal Branch

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Trial report in Indian heart journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Soumitra KumarProfessor (Cardiology), Dept. of Medicine, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata, India. Electronic address: dr.soumitrakumar@gmail.com.
Saumitra RayProfessor (Cardiology), Dept. of Medicine, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata, India.
Tanmay MahapatraMedical Research Director, Mission Arogya Health and Information Technology Research Foundation, Kolkata, India.
Kinnari GuptaRegistrar (Non Invasive Cardiology), Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, India.
Sanchita MahapatraHead of the Department (Epidemiology), Mission Arogya Health and Information Technology Research Foundation, Kolkata, India.
Mrinal K DasConsultant Cardiologist, Kolkata, India.
Santanu GuhaProfessor (Cardiology), Medical College, Kolkata, India.
Pradip K DebConsultant Cardiologist, Kolkata, India.
Amal K BanerjeeConsultant Cardiologist, Kolkata, India.
Cardiological Society of India, West Bengal Branch
Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences · INKPC Medical College and Hospital · INNethradhama Superspeciality Eye Hospital · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncreasing burden of cardiovascular risk-factors among adolescent school-children is a major concern in India. Dearth of information regarding the burden of these factors and the efficacy of educational intervention in minimizing them among urban school-students of India called for a school-based, educational intervention involving a representative sample of these students and their caregivers. METHODOLOGY: Using a randomized-controlled design with stratified-random sampling, 1000 students (approximately 50/school) of 9th grade from 20 randomly selected schools (representing all socio-economic classes and school-types) and their caregivers (preferably mothers) will be recruited. Objectives of the study will include: estimation of the baseline burden and post-interventional change in cardiovascular risk-factors, related knowledge, perception and practice among participants in Kolkata. DATA COLLECTION: After obtaining appropriate consent (assent for adolescents), collection of the questionnaire-based data (regarding cardiovascular disease/risk-factor related knowledge, perception, practice), anthropometric measurements, stress assessment and cardiological check-up (pulse and blood pressure measurement along with auscultation for any abnormal heart sounds) will be conducted for each participating students twice at an interval of six months. In between 6 educational sessions will be administered in 10 of the 20 schools randomized to the intervention arm. After the follow-up data collection, same sessions will be conducted in the non-interventional schools. DATA ANALYSES AND DELIVERABLE: Descriptive and inferential analyses (using SAS 9.3) will be conducted to determine the distribution of the risk-factors and efficacy of the intervention in minimizing them so that policy-making can be guided appropriately to keep the adolescents healthy in their future life.

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Health PromotionRisk Reduction BehaviorSchoolsAdolescentCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHumansIncidenceIndiaLife StyleMaleRisk FactorsSchool Health ServicesStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentsCardiovascular diseasesEducational interventionRisk factorsSchool-students

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PMCPMC4382547
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