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Promote a Critical Attitude Towards the Symbolic Consumption of Youghurt in Primary School ChildrenPCCNCT06996847

A Protocol to Promote Critical Consumption (PCC)

A study testing psychoeducational programme to promote a critical attitude towards the symbolic consumption of yoghurt in primary school children in people with Promote a Critical Attitude Towards the Symbolic Consumption of Youghurt in Primary School Children, run by Universidad de San Martín de Porres.

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Trial summary

The aim of this randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention called a psychoeducational programme to promote a critical attitude towards the symbolic consumption of yoghurt in primary school children. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 9 to 9 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
psychoeducational programme to promote a critical attitude towards the symbolic consumption of yoghurt in primary school children
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
500 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Mar 2026to 25 Oct 2026
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 9 to 9 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • For children:
  • Enrolled in 4th grade
  • Provide informed assent
  • Have written informed consent from their parents or legal guardians
  • Present normal intelligence according to the Raven's Progressive Matrices Test-2
  • For schools:
  • Provide access to the classroom within the school
  • Provide written informed consent for participation from 4th grade primary school psychologists

Who cannot join

  • Not enrolled in 4th grade
  • Suffering from a mental disorder
  • Repeating 4th grade
  • Below normal intelligence according to the Raven-2 Progressive Matrices Test

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Luis Fidel Abregú Tueros, PhD contact

+51997224280

labregut@usmp.pe

About this study

Official title: Effectiveness of a Psychoeducational Program to Promote a Critical Attitude Towards the Symbolic Consumption of Yoghurt in Primary School Children: Randomized Clinical Trial

The aim of this randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention called a psychoeducational programme to promote a critical attitude towards the symbolic consumption of yoghurt in primary school children. Specifically, a cluster randomised controlled trial will be conducted in primary schools in Lima, Peru. After informed consent of the tutor psychologists, children and parents, schools will be randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, to the intervention or control group, with a total of 240 fourth grade students and 24 tutor psychologists. The primary and secondary research questions are as follows.

Read the detailed description

The aim of this randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention called a psychoeducational programme to promote a critical attitude towards the symbolic consumption of yoghurt in primary school children.

Specifically, a cluster randomised controlled trial will be conducted in primary schools in Lima, Peru. After informed consent of the tutor psychologists, children and parents, schools will be randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, to the intervention or control group, with a total of 240 fourth grade students and 24 tutor psychologists. The primary and secondary research questions are as follows.

The primary research question:

  • Is the intervention effective in fostering critical attitudes towards symbolic yoghurt consumption in children from pre-test to post-test (Record of symbolic consumption responses: self, parent and facilitator reports)?

The secondary research questions:

  • Is the intervention effective in stabilising the child's deductive skills?
  • Is the main question moderated by the child's gender, physical disability, dysfunctional state and the facilitator's experience? The intervention will take place in the school classroom (2 sessions of 1 hour per week) for 3 consecutive weeks, plus a feedback session (1 hour per week); and a further session with parents (1 hour per week). A set of participatory techniques will be included to help distinguish between symbolic and nutritional aspects of yoghurt (e.g. role play), to help understand the persuasive intent of advertising (e.g. opinion wheel), and to help balance between peer pressure consumption and critical attitude. The control group will carry out the usual teaching and will receive the set of activities after the end of the trial. After two interviews with the child and another interview with the parents, the Symbolic Consumption Response Register will be completed, and the Raven's Progressive Matrices Test-2 will be applied before and immediately after the intervention, both in the control group and in the intervention group. The facilitators of both groups will complete a form immediately after the end of each psychoeducational activity for both children and parents Eligibility Criteria Description Additional inclusion criteria for schools are: (a) access to the classroom within the school, and (b) written informed consent for participation in this study by the 4th grade primary school psychologists. Inclusion criteria for children are: (a) enrolled in 4th grade, (b) give informed consent, (c) have written informed consent from their parents or legal guardians, present normal intelligence according to the Raven's Progressive Matrices Test-2.
Being tested
psychoeducational programme to promote a critical attitude towards the symbolic consumption of yoghurt in primary school children
Keywords
Child Behavior, Intervention / Treatment, Mental Health/education, Psychosocial Functioning, Feeding Behavior
Medical subject headings
Child Behavior, Psychological Well-Being, Feeding Behavior

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • psychoeducational programme to promote a critical attitude towards the symbolic consumption of yoghurt in primary school childrenBehavioural

    The promotion of critical consumption in children is to be developed in primary school classrooms. Students will spend a total of 7 hours: (2 sessions of 1 hour per week) for 3 consecutive weeks, plus a feedback session (1 hour per week); and there will be another session with parents (1 hour per week). The psychologist tutor will receive a set of six activities related to discriminating between symbolic and critical yoghurt consumption in children, understanding the persuasive intent of yoghurt advertising, awareness of social pressure and critical attitude. Psychological tutors will be trained and provided with support materials and equipment

Study groups in NCT06996847
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intervention groupExperimentalThe promotion of critical consumption in children is to be developed in primary school classrooms. Students will spend a total of 7 hours: (2 sessions of 1 hour per week) for 3 consecutive weeks, plus a feedback session (1 hour per week); and there will be another session with parents (1 hour per week). The psychologist tutor will receive a set of six activities related to discriminating between symbolic and critical yoghurt consumption in children, understanding the persuasive intent of yoghurt advertising, awareness of social pressure and critical attitude. Psychological tutors will be trained and provided with support materials and equipment.
Receives: Behavioral: psychoeducational programme to promote a critical attitude towards the symbolic consumption of yoghurt in primary school children
Protocol to encourage critical consumptionOtherAs detailed in the description for the intervention group, the psychologist tutors guide the students in the classroom for two hours per week for three weeks in a row, plus a feedback session. There will also be a session with parents.
Receives: Behavioral: psychoeducational programme to promote a critical attitude towards the symbolic consumption of yoghurt in primary school children
No Intervention: ControlNo interventionFive months after the start of the randomised clinical trial, primary school teachers in the control group will receive an unguided version of the psychoeducational intervention programme, supplemented by an online peer support group. They will be provided with the six activities related to critical consumption and awareness of the persuasive intent of advertising and social pressure for students to practice independently, in addition to online support from the research group. As in the intervention group, psychological support will be provided to children with emotional difficulties.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change from the child's initial symbolic consumption at 6 weeks

    The Symbolic Consumption Response Register (CRR) consists of 15 questions that are used to assess children's attitudes related to symbolic consumption. The frequency of children's symbolic consumption responses during the past week is rated on a 17-point scale (lowest frequency of symbolism = 1-4; intermediate frequency of symbolism = 5-13; highest frequency of symbolism = 14-17). Responses will be examined as an overall result and separately on understanding the persuasive intent of yoghurt advertising, on awareness of peer pressure and on critical attitude to consumption. Information for recording responses will be obtained from two interviews with the child and one interview with the parents, and from the six psychoeducational strategies developed with the children and one session with the parents. The answers of the children and their parents will be reported orally. The responses will be analysed separately.

    Measured: Baseline, 6 weeks

  2. Change from the child's initial symbolic consumption at 19 weeks

    The Symbolic Consumption Response Register (CRR) consists of 15 questions that are used to assess children's attitudes related to symbolic consumption. The frequency of children's symbolic consumption responses during the past week is rated on a 17-point scale (lowest frequency of symbolism = 1-4; intermediate frequency of symbolism = 5-13; highest frequency of symbolism = 14-17). Responses will be examined as an overall result and separately on understanding the persuasive intent of yoghurt advertising, on awareness of peer pressure and on critical attitude to consumption. Information for recording responses will be obtained from two interviews with the child and one interview with the parents, and from the six psychoeducational strategies developed with the children and one session with the parents. The answers of the children and their parents will be reported orally. The responses will be analysed separately.

    Measured: Baseline, 19 weeks

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Stability of child's deductive ability at 6 weeks

    Raven's Progressive Matrices Test-2 (RPM-2) is composed of 12 non-verbal colour items out of a total of 36, which allows the assessment of deductive ability independently of the knowledge acquired by children aged 9-12 years. The deductive ability at the time of assessment shall be determined on a 12-point scale (inadequate deductive level < 8 points; adequate deductive level = 8-12 points). The score achieved will be the expected result. The response record will be obtained from the child's non-verbal responses.

    Measured: Baseline, 6 weeks

  2. Stability of child's deductive ability at 19 weeks

    Raven's Progressive Matrices Test-2 (RPM-2) is composed of 12 non-verbal colour items out of a total of 36, which allows the assessment of deductive ability independently of the knowledge acquired by children aged 9-12 years. The deductive ability at the time of assessment shall be determined on a 12-point scale (inadequate deductive level < 8 points; adequate deductive level = 8-12 points). The score achieved will be the expected result. The response record will be obtained from the child's non-verbal responses.

    Measured: Baseline, 19 weeks

  3. Children's assessment of the psychoeducational programme

    An item is inserted for the children to answer their appreciation of the development of the psychoeducational programme (1=bad; 2=average= 3=good). It will be asked in the post-test to the children in the intervention group.

    Measured: 6 weeks

  4. Child's Sex

    The sex of the participants (male, female) will be obtained from the psycho-pedagogical records of each school. This aspect will be considered as a moderating factor.

    Measured: Baseline

  5. Assessment of facilitators' performance

    Two questions were constructed: one to assess the quality of performance and one to assess the experience of the facilitators. Higher scores indicate excellent performance = 4-5 points; good performance = 3 points; fair performance = 2 points; poor performance = 1 point. This assessment will be considered in the moderator performance rubric.

    Measured: Baseline

  6. Children's psychosocial or behavioral dysfunction

    Children with physical disabilities or diagnosed learning disabilities (e.g. reading comprehension deficits) will be identified in the child's psycho-pedagogical records in each school. These aspects will be considered as moderating factors.

    Measured: Baseline

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 May 2025
  2. Study start1 Mar 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion14 Jun 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion25 Oct 2026 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
500 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06996847
Sponsor's protocol ID
001-2025-IDI-FCCTP
Acronym
PCC
Status last verified
May 2025
First submitted
14 May 2025
Last updated
30 May 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: It will be subject to the authorization of the children's parents and guardians

Publications

  • Money R, Wilde S, Dawson D. Review: The effectiveness of Theraplay for children under 12 - a systematic literature review. Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2021 Sep;26(3):238-251. doi: 10.1111/camh.12416. Epub 2020 Aug 6.

    PubMed 32767491
  • Lebiger-Vogel J, Rickmeyer C, Leuzinger-Bohleber M, Meurs P. Fostering Emotional Availability in Mother-Child-Dyads With an Immigrant Background: A Randomized-Controlled-Trial on the Effects of the Early Prevention Program First Steps. Front Psychol. 2022 Apr 7;13:790244. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.790244. eCollection 2022.

    PubMed 35465509
  • Vanderbilt KE, Andreason C. The influence of popular media characters on children's object choices. Br J Dev Psychol. 2023 Mar;41(1):1-12. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12434. Epub 2022 Oct 12.

    PubMed 36224492
  • Triece P, Massazza A, Fuhr DC. Effectiveness and implementation outcomes for peer-delivered mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2022 Sep;57(9):1731-1747. doi: 10.1007/s00127-022-02294-y. Epub 2022 Apr 29.

    PubMed 35484436

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing psychoeducational programme to promote a critical attitude towards the symbolic consumption of yoghurt in primary school children in people with Promote a Critical Attitude Towards the Symbolic Consumption of Youghurt in Primary School Children, run by Universidad de San Martín de Porres.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Luis Fidel Abregú Tueros, PhD (+51997224280, labregut@usmp.pe), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change from the child's initial symbolic consumption at 6 weeks (time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06996847, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 May 2025.

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