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The School Meal Project in Southern Norway investigated whether a free school meal every day for one year was associated with children’s intake of healthy food during school, weight status and learning environment

The School Meal Project in Southern Norway investigated whether a free school meal every day for one year was associated with children’s intake of healthy food during school, weight status and learning environment

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN61703361
Enrollment
200
Registered
2018-12-03
Start date
2014-05-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-30

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Conditions

Dietary status of schoolchildren and prevalence of childhood obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

A convenience sample was chosen to make the study feasible resulting in a non-randomized design. In total, 164 children from two schools were included, 55 in the intervention group and 109 in the cont

Sponsors

University of Agder
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 10-12 year-old children and their parents 2. Gender: boys and girls 3. All ethnic groups

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children without written parental consent 2. Children who did not want to participate since the intervention was voluntary

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Dietary habits at school, assessed using questionnaires answered by children and their parents in August 2014, January 2015, and June 2015

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Meal pattern, learning environment, motivation for learning, assessed using questionnaires answered by children and their parents in August 2014, January 2015, and June 2015 2. Weight status: height, weight and waist circumference of children measured in August 2014, January 2015, and June 2015

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026