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OPUS School Meal Study

NCT01457794 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 834

Last updated 2017-03-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this randomized crossover study, is to investigate the effect of school meals based on a sustainable New Nordic Diet on growth, learning abilities, well-being, sleep quality, physical activity and risk markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD), type II diabetes and osteoporosis in 8-11 year old Danish school children.

The participating 3rd and 4th grades on 9 selected primary schools will be randomized to either start receiving New Nordic Diet school meals for 3 month(mo) or to eat their habitual school lunch for 3 mo and then crossover for additional 3 mo. All participants will be examined three times; at baseline, after 3 mo and after 6 mo.

Conditions

  • Metabolic Syndrome X

Interventions

OTHER

School meals based on the principles of the New Nordic Diet

The study participants are provided with three daily school meals for 3 month

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Technical University of Denmark

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Aarhus

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen

    collaborator OTHER

  • Arne Astrup

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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