A school-based study to improve healthy eating habits amongst Malaysian teenagers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dietary intake among Malaysian adolescents; Not Applicable; Dietary intake in Malaysian adolescents

• Registration Number: ISRCTN89649533
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Malaya

Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33072694 (added 08/06/2021) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32744217/ qualitative study results (added 08/06/2021) 2021 Results article in https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13093078 qualitative results (added 02/09/2021) 2022 Results article in https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14132733 (added 30/06/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-10-02
• Study Completion: 2019-05-15
• Last Update Posted: 5 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 441

Inclusion Criteria

1. Malaysian adolescent
2. Aged 14 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Boarding schools
2. Religious schools
3. Vernacular schools

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The following will be assessed using the checklist for healthy school canteens and sales receipts from the canteen by an external evaluator at the baseline, weekly during the intervention and at the end of the intervention:<br>1. Feasibility of providing healthier food options at the school canteen with cooperation of the food vendors<br>2. Possible changes of food choices into healthy options among adolescents before and after intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Dietary intake (3-days diet history), assessed using a focus group with students who participate in the intervention at the baseline and at the end of the intervention:<br>2. Anthropometric measurements related to the health outcome, assessed at the baseline and at the end of the intervention:<br>2.1. Height (without socks and shoes), recorded to the nearest mm using a calibrated vertical audiometer<br>2.2. Weight (measured with light clothing), recorded to the nearest 0.1 kg using a digital electronic weighing scale<br>2.3. Waist circumference, recorded to the nearest mm using a non-elastic Seca measuring tape<br>2.4. Percentage body fat, measured using a portable body composition analyser