The effect of re-positioning fruit and vegetable items within an online menu onthe purchasing patterns of users of an online lunch ordering systems for primary school students.
- Conditions
- Child DietPoor fruit and vegetable intakeDiet and Nutrition - ObesityPublic Health - Health promotion/education
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616001520426
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Newcastle
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1938
Government primary schools in NSW, Australia, with an operational canteen, who have been using an online lunch ordering service with ‘Flexischools’ (provider of online lunch order services) for at least 6 months, and that process a minimum of 50 student lunch orders per month, will be eligible to participate.
Special purpose schools catering for student with special needs (e.g. juvenile justice or schools serving hospitalized children) will be excluded due to potential differences in the provision of foods in these settings.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary Outcome: The proportion of online student lunch orders that contain a fruit or vegetable item. NB. Sales data are automatically recorded by the online ordering system. <br><br>[Timepoint: Baseline – the 4-week period immediately preceding intervention commencement. Follow-up – the 4-week period post intervention commencement]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary Outcome: The proportion of all online lunch order items that are fruit or vegetable items. NB. Sales data are automatically recorded by the online ordering system. <br>[Timepoint: Baseline – the 4-week period immediately preceding intervention commencement. Follow-up – the 4-week period post intervention commencement];Adverse outcome: Canteen revenue over the intervention period will be collected to determine if the intervention impacted overall online canteen sales. NB. Sales data are automatically recorded by the online ordering system. <br>[Timepoint: Baseline – the 4-week period immediately preceding intervention commencement. Follow-up – the 4-week period post intervention commencement]