School Feeding to Improve Cognitive Performance in Disadvantaged Children

January 13, 2023 updated by: Jonathan Sinclair, University of Central Lancashire

School Feeding to Improve Cognitive Performance in Disadvantaged Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial in in Northwest Pakistan

This trial investigated the impact of providing a regular meal with and without additional multiple micronutrients for children in Northwest Pakistan on their performance at school, in comparison to a local government school that served as a control i.e. no school meal.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

210

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
    • Lancashire
      • Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom, PR4 0PE
        • Jonathan Sinclair

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Prep or class 1
  • Male/ female

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any contraindicating condition

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: No school meal
Other: No school meal
No school meal
Experimental: School meal
Other: School meal
School lunch was comprised of rice, ghee and beef
Experimental: School meal plus micronutrient powder
Other: School meal plus micronutrient powder
School lunch plus micronutrient powder

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Ravens Colour Matrices test for assessment of Cognitive function
Time Frame: Baseline
Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices. Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM) (20)is a widely used nonverbal intelligence test for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. The test comprises 36-items in the form of three sets of 12 items, that increase in difficulty
Baseline
Ravens Colour Matrices test for assessment of Cognitive function
Time Frame: 6-months
Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices. Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM) (20)is a widely used nonverbal intelligence test for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. The test comprises 36-items in the form of three sets of 12 items, that increase in difficulty
6-months
Ravens Colour Matrices test for assessment of Cognitive function
Time Frame: 12-months
Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices. Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM) (20)is a widely used nonverbal intelligence test for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. The test comprises 36-items in the form of three sets of 12 items, that increase in difficulty
12-months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Height
Time Frame: Baseline
Stature measured via a stadiometer
Baseline
Mass
Time Frame: Baseline
Body mass using a weighing scale
Baseline
Mid upper arm circumference
Time Frame: Baseline
Arm circumference
Baseline
Height for age
Time Frame: Baseline
Height for age calculated using the WHO calculator based on the 2006 WHO Child Growth Standards.
Baseline
Weight for age
Time Frame: Baseline
Weight for age calculated using the WHO calculator based on the 2006 WHO Child Growth Standards.
Baseline
Haemoglobin
Time Frame: 6-months
Haemoglobin measured by finger prick blood samples
6-months
Haemoglobin
Time Frame: 12-months
Haemoglobin measured by finger prick blood samples
12-months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Central Lancashire

Collaborators

Khyber Medical University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 15, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 8, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 10, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

August 11, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 18, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 13, 2023

Last Verified

January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • School Feeding

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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