Impact of School Milk Program on Nutritional Status of Primary School Children

NCT05493449 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: School Milk Program
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 7,799
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Malnutrition is very common in Pakistan, especially in children of under developed areas due to lack of resources and access to nutritious food. It can disturb the normal physical and mental development as well as functioning in children which can put economic burden on country level. Therefore, school meal programs can play an important role in providing school children with healthy and nutritious food which can improve their nutritional status as well as overall health.

Conditions

Milk Intervention on Body Composition and School Attendance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (11)

• Weight

  Weight of the study participants was measured by using weighing balance.

  change from baseline to 3 months

• Height

  Height of the study participants was measured by using stadiometer.

  change from baseline to 3 months

• Total Body Water (TBW)

  TBW of the study participants was measured by using body composition analyzer Inbody J-270.

  change from baseline to 3 months

• Body Protein

  Body protein of the study participants was measured by using body composition analyzer Inbody J-270.

  change from baseline to 3 months

• Minerals

  Body minerals of the study participants was measured by using body composition analyzer Inbody J-270.

  change from baseline to 3 months

• Body Fat Mass (BFM)

  Body fat mass of the study participants was measured by using body composition analyzer Inbody J-270.

  change from baseline to 3 months

• Skeletal Muscle Mass (SMM)

  SMM of the study participants was measured by using body composition analyzer Inbody J-270.

  change from baseline to 3 months

• Percentage Body Fat (PBF)

  PBF of the study participants was measured by using body composition analyzer Inbody J-270.

  change from baseline to 3 months

• Inbody Score

  Inbody Score of the study participants was measured by using body composition analyzer Inbody J-270.

  change from baseline to 3 months

• Visceral Fat Level (VFL)

  VFL of the study participants was measured by using body composition analyzer Inbody J-270.

  change from baseline to 3 months

• Waist to Hip ratio (WHR)

  WHR of the study participants was measured by using body composition analyzer Inbody J-270.

  change from baseline to 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Attendance percentage

  change from baseline to 3 months

• Nutritional deficiency Assessment

  change from baseline to 3 months

Study Arms (3)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

In this group, no milk (intervention) was provided

UHT Milk

EXPERIMENTAL

In this group, UHT Milk intervention was provided

Combination Product: UHT Milk

Flavored Milk

EXPERIMENTAL

In this group, flavored milk was provided to participants

Combination Product: Flavored Milk

Interventions

UHT Milk COMBINATION_PRODUCT

In this group of participants, UHT milk, 180 mL was provided and results were compared with control and flavored milk group

UHT Milk

Flavored Milk COMBINATION_PRODUCT

In this group of participants, flavored milk, 180 mL was provided and results were compared with control and UHT group

Flavored Milk

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Participants aged 4-16 years of age enrolled under University of Education, Lahore who are having no symptoms of Lactose Intolerance

You may not qualify if:

• Participants having symptoms of Lactose Intolerance

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore - Pakistan: lead
• University of Lahore: collaborator
• Friesland campina Engro Pakistan: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore

Lahore, 54000, Pakistan

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: No masking is involved as participants, investigator and assessor know intervention types
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Model Details: There were three groups in study. Group A is the one which received UHT Milk, Group B received Flavored Milk and Group C was a control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 20, 2022
• First Posted: August 9, 2022
• Study Start: December 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: November 15, 2022
• Study Completion: December 16, 2022
• Last Updated: March 6, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)