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Can a whole town learn its way to healthier hearts?

NCT ID NCT05974826

Prevention Sponsor: Foundation for Science, Health and Education, Spain Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 23, 2026 · Last updated Sep 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are testing whether a community-wide healthy lifestyle program improves heart health compared to usual habits. About 2,000 people aged 12 and older in two Spanish towns take part. One town receives school lessons for teens and adult workshops on diet, exercise, and smoking, while the other town continues as usual. The study measures changes in blood pressure, physical activity, weight, diet, and smoking over five years.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
a community-wide healthy lifestyle program combining school-based health education for teens and adult workshops on diet, exercise, and smoking
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give towns a practical model for preventing heart disease through schools, families, and local activities rather than clinics alone.
What could go wrong
The program relies on people changing habits over years, which is hard to sustain. Results from two Spanish towns may not apply elsewhere, and the study does not randomly assign participants, so other factors could explain any changes.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 2,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2021

Expected to finish

Dec 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

12 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater than or equal to 12 years * Registered in the local census of the selected towns (Cardona or Sallent) Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 12 years * Residency out of the selected towns (Cardona or Sallent) * Unable/unwilling to provide informed consent * Severe diseases

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Health Behavior

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Health behavior Healthy lifestyle Heart disease risk factors

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Foundation for Science, Health and Education

    Madrid, Madrid, 28001, Spain

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