ISRCTN ISRCTN18336527
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN18336527
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
26/08/2005
Registration date
21/10/2005
Last edited
08/04/2016
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Study website

Contact information

Prof Laurence Moore
Scientific

Cardiff Institute of Society Health and Ethics
Cardiff University
53 Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
United Kingdom

Email MooreL1@cf.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)School
Study typeQuality of life
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleEvaluation of Free School Breakfast Initiative: a randomised controlled trial
Study objectivesProvision of free school breakfasts will prospectively predict improved dietary behaviours, cognitive performance, positive attitudes to eating healthy breakfasts and school attendance.
Ethics approval(s)Cardiff University Social Science Ethics Committee
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedNutritional health behaviours and cognitive performance
InterventionProvision of free school breakfast versus no free breakfast
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. Cognitive performance
2. Dietary behavours
3. Attitudes to eating healthy breakfasts
4. School attendance
Outcomes assessed at baseline and 12 month follow up
Secondary outcome measuresUptake of initiative
Overall study start date01/09/2004
Completion date31/08/2007

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
SexBoth
Target number of participants120 schools (approximately 5000 for main part of study)
Key inclusion criteriaPrimary school children in schools eligible to receive free school breakfasts in 9 LEAs across Wales. The majority of data collection will be conducted with years 5/6 but parents of a random sample of younger children will be asked to provide responses to questionnaires.
Key exclusion criteria1. Participants not meeting the above inclusion criteria
2. Children with special educational needs will be excluded from testing at discretion of teaching staff
Date of first enrolment01/09/2004
Date of final enrolment31/08/2007

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • United Kingdom
  • Wales

Study participating centre

Cardiff University
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Welsh Assembly Government (UK)
Government

National Assembly for Wales
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
United Kingdom

Website http://www.wales.gov.uk
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/000wh6t45

Funders

Funder type

Government

Welsh Assembly Government (UK) - Contract number 266/2003 (extension)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 21/09/2007 Yes No
Results article results 01/02/2011 Yes No
Results article results 25/06/2015 Yes No

Editorial Notes

08/04/2016: Publication reference added.