An evaluation of the Garden to Table project in low decile Wellington schools.

An evaluation of the Garden to Table project in low decile primary school children on diet quality and body weight.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12615000126516

Enrollment

119

Registered

2015-02-11

Start date

2015-03-02

Completion date

2016-03-07

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To evaluate the Garden to Table (GTT) project in 3 low decile primary schools in Wellington for an effect on diet quality and anthropometric measures.

Interventions

Intervention children will attend Garden To Table classes weekly which includes planting and tending a vegetable garden, and cooking and eating the produce. Classes are once per week for one hour and run for the school year (4 terms). Classes are run by the GTT coordinator for that school, after training from the GTT national program.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

CHildren in years 5 and 6, at low decile (3 or less) schools participating in the Garden to Table program.

Exclusion criteria

Children under the age of 7 or not participating in the GTT classes for whatever reason.

Outcome results