Brief Summary

This study will evaluate an innovative school lunch intervention that is designed to increase school meal participation and improve dietary intake among middle and high school students.

Trial Health

On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment

27,406

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline

Completed

Started Feb 2016

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach

1 country

24 active sites

Status

completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

Click on a node to explore related trials.

Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

2.3 years study duration

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 8, 2015

Completed

2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 10, 2015

Completed

8 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2016

Completed

2.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2018

Completed

Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2018

Completed

Last Updated

May 14, 2019

Status Verified

May 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

2.3 years

First QC Date

June 8, 2015

Last Update Submit

May 10, 2019

Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Keywords

Secondary schoolsSchool lunchPlate waste

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Change in school lunch participation
Daily school lunch participation records broken down by grade, gender, and free or reduced-price meal eligibility at each school.
2 years

Secondary Outcomes (10)

Change in plate waste during lunch among students who eat school lunch
2 school years
Change in fruit consumption at lunch
2 school years
Change in vegetable consumption at lunch
2 school years
Change in weekly fruit consumption
2 school years
Change in weekly vegetable consumption
2 school years
+5 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

School lunch intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention schools (6 middle and 6 high) will receive the complete school lunch intervention for two school years.

Behavioral: SmartMeal applicationBehavioral: Distributed points of saleBehavioral: Staff wellness curriculum

School lunch control

NO INTERVENTION

Control schools (6 middle and 6 high) will not receive the school lunch intervention for two school years. Lunch delivery will proceed as normal.

Interventions

SmartMeal applicationBEHAVIORAL

The SmartMeal application is a smartphone application that will allow students to pre-order school meals, receive nutrition information about school meals, and provide feedback about school meals to Student Nutrition Services.

School lunch intervention

Distributed points of saleBEHAVIORAL

To increase points of sale for school meals (outside the cafeteria), school meals will be sold at hot and cold mobile food carts and vending machines throughout the school.

School lunch intervention

Staff wellness curriculumBEHAVIORAL

A wellness curriculum will be implemented that encourages teachers and staff members to eat school meals and promote them to students.

School lunch intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall

Healthy VolunteersYes

Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

All 7th-10th grade students at participating schools are eligible to participate in the student survey
All 6th-12th grade students who eat the school lunch are eligible to participate in plate waste data collection
All 7th-10th grade teachers are eligible to participate in the teacher survey

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.