Benefits of a Higher Protein, 'Egg-cellent' Breakfast in the Classroom
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
- Enrollment
- 91
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- School Breakfast Program Participation
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study will test whether whether the implementation of and Egg-cellent 'Breakfast in the Classroom' improves school breakfast participation and breakfast consumption in middle school adolescents; whether the implementation of 'Breakfast in the Classroom' improves appetite control, mood, cognitive performance, and unhealthy snacking behavior in middle school adolescents when compared to a traditional school breakfast program.
Detailed Description
The investigators propose an 4-week cross-over design breakfast study in children enrolled in 6-8th grade within the Center School District in the Kansas City, Missouri. This school will begin their 'Breakfast in the Classroom' program on March 26, 2018. Prior to the start of 'Breakfast in the Classroom', baseline data will be collected on the students who wish to participate in the study. Baseline data includes anthropometric assessments; demographics; current eating habits; cognitive performance; appetite; and mood. Following baseline, the students will be provided a breakfast that meets all the requirements for a reimbursable school breakfast with the addition of two eggs for 3-weeks: At 4 weeks (3 weeks after initiation of the program), the study participants will complete a similar outcomes to those completed at baseline.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 10 Years to 16 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •All students from the Center Middle School in Kansas City, MO who choose to participate and whose parent/legal guardian (excluding Wards of the State) signs the consent will be included.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Wards of the State will be excluded from this study.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
School Breakfast Program Participation
Time Frame: 3-weeks prior to program initiation and 3-weeks of program
Participation at during the traditional school breakfast program and throughout the Breakfast in the Classroom program will be determined by the electronic school meal tracking system that logs student participation each day for breakfast and lunch.
Secondary Outcomes
- Appetite Questionnaires(Baseline and 3-weeks after beginning the intervention)
- Breakfast in the Classroom Participation Questionnaire(Baseline and 3-weeks after beginning the intervention)
- Habitual Breakfast Habits Questionnaire(Baseline and 3-weeks after beginning the intervention)
- Snacking Questionnaires(Baseline and 3-weeks after beginning the intervention)
- Benefits of Breakfast Questionnaire(Baseline and 3-weeks after beginning the intervention)
- Mood State Questionnaires(Baseline and 3-weeks (Post-study))
- Cognitive Performance Assessment(Baseline and 3-weeks after beginning the intervention)
Investigators
Heather Leidy
Associate Professor
Purdue University