School Lunch Program (SLP) Towards Nutrition Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Nutrition Status of Adolescents

NCT03638557 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: SLP05/2018
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 413
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to assess the impact of the school lunch program and nutrition education towards the change in knowledge, attitude, and behavior on balanced nutrition and clean and healthy lifestyle behavior (CHLB) of adolescents living in an Islamic Boarding School. The secondary objective is to assess the program impact on energy and nutrient intake, nutrition status, hemoglobin concentration, physical fitness and concentrating ability of students. A pre-post quasi experimental design is applied to assess the impact. The intervention includes: 1) provision of nutritious lunch, meeting the nutrient requirements of adolescents for one meal, for 7 days a week, with the total duration of 220 days, 2) provision of nutrition education once a week (3 times delivered by teachers, 1 time delivered by research team) and nutrition education media, 3) capacity building of teachers and food handlers. The duration of the intervention is 1 academic year or 8 active months after the reduction of holidays and examination months.

Conditions

Anemia; Stunting; Underweight

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Hemoglobin concentration using Hemocue

  Hemoglobin concentration of subjects measured using Hemocue

  February-November (9 months)

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Body Mass Index (BMI) for age z-score

  February-November (9 months)

• Nutrition and health knowledge using validated-structured questionnaire

  February-November (9 months)

• Nutrition and health practices using validated-structured questionnaire

  February-November (9 months)

• Nutrition and health attitude using validated-structured questionnaire

  February-November (9 months)

• Nutrient intake using Semi Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire

  February-November (9 months)

Study Arms (1)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention package consists of the following; 1. Balanced Nutrition and Clean and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Education for the boarding school students (once a week with the duration of 30-60 minutes. 3 weeks are delivered by trained teachers, and 1 week by research team. 2. Nutritious lunch, for 7 days a week. With the total of 220 days. The lunch menu is designed to meet 30% of the students RDA, which consists of 635-777 Kcal and 18-22 grams of protein

Other: Nutritious Lunch

Interventions

Nutritious Lunch OTHER

The intervention package consists of the following; 1. Balanced Nutrition and Clean and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Education for the boarding school students (once a week with the duration of 30-60 minutes. 3 weeks are delivered by trained teachers, and 1 week by research team. 2. Nutritious lunch, for 7 days a week. With the total of 220 days. The lunch menu is designed to meet 30% of the students RDA, which consists of 635-777 Kcal and 18-22 grams of protein

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• have resided in the boarding school at least one year
• are anemic or underweight or stunted

You may not qualify if:

• severely anemic with Hb concentration \< 7 g/dl
• BMI for age z-score \<-3

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Institut Pertanian Bogor: lead
• Ajinomoto Co., Inc.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Darussalam Islamic Boarding School

Bogor, West Java, 16610, Indonesia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anemia; Growth Disorders; Thinness

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Dr. Rimbawan

  Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Human Ecology, Bogor Agricultural University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Secretary of Department of Community Nutrition

Model Details: pre-post quasi experimental design

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 6, 2018
• First Posted: August 20, 2018
• Study Start: January 26, 2018
• Primary Completion: February 5, 2018
• Study Completion: March 1, 2019
• Last Updated: August 20, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-08

Locations

ID (1)