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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.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Child Diet
Poor fruit and vegetable intake
Diet and Nutrition - Obesity
Public 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
Inclusion Criteria

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.

Exclusion Criteria

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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
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]
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