Impact on Drinking Behaviour in Sixth-grade Students Through Changing the School Environment

NCT04165304 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: Version 1.4
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 431
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 15

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effect of changes in the range of drinks offered in vending machines in schools on the sugar intake of pupils via drinks.

Conditions

Students of the 6. Grade

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Consumption of mean liquid free sugar intake per week (g) by using the 7-day fluid record

  self report of fluid consumption

  1 week

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Absolute (mL) and relative (%) contribution of each fluid intake category to total fluid intake by using the 7-day fluid record

  1 week

• Water intake by using the 7-day fluid record with the proportion of children meeting the EFSA adequate intake for water from fluids

  1 week

• Consumption of free sugar from food by 24-h dietary recall

  24 hours

• Body weight and Body-Mass-Index (BMI) by using body weight and height

  Start, 3-4 months, 7-8 months

• Abdominal girth

  Start, 3-4 months, 7-8 months

Study Arms (3)

control

NO INTERVENTION

the range of products offered by the vending machines remains unchanged

Intervention group 1

OTHER

vending machines will be re-equipped to contain 60% drinks containing a maximum of 6.7g sugar/100ml, 20% drinks containing more than 6.7g sugar/100ml and 20% water

Dietary Supplement: sugar reduction

Intervention group 2

OTHER

In the second intervention group, the vending machines offer 80% water and 20% products with a maximum of 6.7g sugar/100ml.

Dietary Supplement: sugar reduction

Interventions

sugar reduction DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

sugar reduction in the offered drinks

Intervention group 1; Intervention group 2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 13 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Students in one of the recruited schools
• Appropriate knowledge of the German language

You may not qualify if:

• No signed consent of parent and of child

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Special Institute for Preventive Cardiology And Nutrition: lead
• Danone Global Research & Innovation Center: collaborator

Study Sites (15)

NMS St. Veit/Glan

Sankt Veit an der Glan, Carinthia, 9300, Austria

Location

NMS II Spittal/Drau

Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, 9800, Austria

Location

Sport-Mittelschule Matzen-Raggendorf

Matzen, Gänserndorf, 2243, Austria

Location

Gymnasium Bad Vöslau/Gainfard

Bad Vöslau, Lower Austria, 2540, Austria

Location

NMS Lanzenkirchen

Lanzenkirchen, Lower Austria, 2821, Austria

Location

BG/BRG Zehnergasse

Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, 2700, Austria

Location

Bischöfliches Gymnasium Graz

Graz, Styria, 1230, Austria

Location

NMS Liezen

Liezen, Styria, 8940, Austria

Location

BG/BRG Wels

Wels, Upper Austria, 4600, Austria

Location

GRG II Zirkusgasse

Vienna, 1020, Austria

Location

BRG Marchettigasse

Vienna, 1060, Austria

Location

GRG Gottschalkgasse

Vienna, 1110, Austria

Location

GWIKU 18 Haizingergasse

Vienna, 1180, Austria

Location

LWS Donaustadt

Vienna, 1220, Austria

Location

GRG 23

Vienna, 1230, Austria

Location

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Related Links

• World Health Organization (WHO). Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases: report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation
• Sugars intake for adults and children
• Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for water
• The Family Affluence Scale as a Measure of National Wealth: Validation of an Adolescent Self-Report Measure

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 11, 2019
• First Posted: November 15, 2019
• Study Start: November 13, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2020
• Study Completion: March 30, 2020
• Last Updated: April 13, 2020

Record last verified: 2019-11

Locations

AU (15)