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Evaluation of a Healthy Food Procurement Policy at Municipality-level in Nepal

NCT05664256 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 402

Last updated 2024-03-04

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Summary

The rise in chronic diseases is attributed to unhealthy eating high in sugar, salt and saturated fats, which is facilitated by the availability and consumption of these unhealthy foods. The investigators will conduct the Randomized Controlled Trial to evaluate the effect of food procurement policy on the food environment in the public facilities like schools, worksites, hospitals, correctional facilities and care homes of four municipalities of Bagmati Province, Nepal. The investigators will develop food procurement policy and get endorsed from each municipality through their legislative process. In three months, the change in the food environment after implementing the policy in public facilities of the respective municipalities will be measured.

Conditions

  • Food Selection

Interventions

OTHER

Build capacity of canteen

The investigators will conduct 1 day orientation training to the school nurse, principal and canteen managers of the facilities. Different sessions on basic nutrition concept, healthy eating, healthy cooking practices including purchasing and serving will be conducted. The investigators will develop training manuals: training curriculum, facilitators guide, and participants guide, aligning with policy contents.

OTHER

Information, Education and Communication materials

Posters showing healthy plate model will be displayed on the canteen walls. The fact sheet on healthy eating will be distributed to all the public facilities and make it available at the entrance/ gate of the canteen.

OTHER

Monitoring visit

A monitoring team from each municipality will be formed. The monitoring plan will be prepared with the team. At least one monitoring visit from the municipality government with onsite feedback will be done.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Resolve to Save Lives

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Archana Shrestha, PHD · Associate Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
59 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-27
Primary Completion
2023-12-30
Completion
2024-08-30

Countries

  • Nepal

Study Locations

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