Effectiveness of an intervention program to improve the nutritional quality of lunchboxes in elementary school childre

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: food and nutrient consumption; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000620628
• Lead Sponsor: niversidad Autonoma de Baja California

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-06-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 900

Inclusion Criteria

second and sixth grade elementary school children

Exclusion Criteria

children with mental or physical disabilities, metabolic problems or cancer

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduce the number of unhealthy lunchboxes.<br>Unhealthy lunchboxes that does not meet the guidelines of school snack recommend the Health Secretary in Mexico.<br>Do not included; A) plain water, b) a portion of fruit or natural vegetable, c) prepared or commercial food containing approximately less than 250 kcal.<br>For the data analysis of the information will be used the programs Excel 2010 and SPSS version 19.0 for Windows.<br>Chi-square test will be used to see if there are differences between percentages of unhealthy and healthy Lunchbox, fruits, vegetables and unhealthy food, water between the control group and group intervention, pre-and post-intervention and by sex and age groups.[Eight weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduce the calorie content of lunchboxes <br>For the analysis of lunch box contents using a food program Nutritionist Pro v 5.2[Eight weeks];Increase the number fruits and vegetables, and plain water<br>With a checklist will be registered the kind of food in the lunch box[Eight weeks]