The CANTEEN study: Evaluation of the current free school meal policy in UK secondary schools

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Diet quality in secondary schoolchildren; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14009382
• Lead Sponsor: Queen's University Belfast

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 6 November 2023
• Study Completion: 2025-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1440

Inclusion Criteria

All pupils from the recruited schools and selected classes (i.e. years 7 and 10 in England and years 8 and 11 in Northern Ireland) will be eligible to participate. Their parents and relevant school stakeholders from eligible schools will also be eligible to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Secure and pupil referral units
2. SEN schools
3. Non-English language speaking schools

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake (n portions) measured using INTAKE24, an online self-completion 24-hour dietary recall tool that is based on the multiple pass method over 24 h. A minimum of one and a maximum of two (non-consecutive) dietary recalls on school days will be undertaken for each pupil participant, with a mean value taken when two recalls are completed.