Evaluation of Free School Breakfast Initiative

Conditions

Nutritional health behaviours and cognitive performance Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Jenkins KT, Benton D, Tapper K, Murphy S, Moore L.

2015-06-255 citations

Effects of a free school breakfast programme on children's attendance, academic achievement and short-term hunger: results from a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial.

Mhurchu CN, Gorton D, Turley M, Jiang Y, Michie J, Maddison R, Hattie J.

2012-10-0638 citations

10.1136/jech-2012-201540

Effects of a free school breakfast programme on school attendance, achievement, psychosocial function, and nutrition: a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial.

Ni Mhurchu C, Turley M, Gorton D, Jiang Y, Michie J, Maddison R, Hattie J.

2010-11-2922 citations

10.1186/1471-2458-10-738

Interventions

Provision of free school breakfast versus no free breakfast

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primary school children in schools eligible to receive free school breakfasts in 9 LEAs across Wales. The majority of data collection will be conducted with years 5/6 but parents of a random sample of younger children will be asked to provide responses to questionnaires.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants not meeting the above inclusion criteria 2. Children with special educational needs will be excluded from testing at discretion of teaching staff

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Cognitive performance 2. Dietary behavours 3. Attitudes to eating healthy breakfasts 4. School attendance Outcomes assessed at baseline and 12 month follow up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Uptake of initiative	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed