NCT07168928Completed
School-Based Nutrition Education in Primary Students
School-Based Nutrition Education and School Dietitian Model in Primary School Students: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 19 Sept 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study aims to evaluate the effects of a school-based nutrition education program and the implementation of a school dietitian model on primary school students in Mardin, Türkiye. A total of 67 fourth-grade students were randomized into intervention (n=32) and control (n=35) groups. The intervention group received an eight-week classroom-based nutrition education program, while their parents received four weeks of parent-focused education. Outcomes were measured using the Nutrition Knowledge Test, Nutrition Attitude Scale, Nutrition Behavior Scale, Child Physical Activity Questionnaire, and anthropometric assessments including weight, height, BMI, and waist circumference. The study seeks to determine whether dietitian-led school-based nutrition education can improve children's nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours, as well as influence anthropometric measures. Findings from this trial are expected to inform future strategies for integrating school dietitians and structured nutrition education into primary schools in Türkiye.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 67 (actual)
- First submitted
- 4 Sept 2025
- Start date
- Nov 2024
- Primary completion date
- Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Çağlar Akçalı
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07168928
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 67
- From Nov 2024 to the primary completion date, Apr 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Students with physical or cognitive impairments that prevent participation in educational sessions or completion of questionnaires.
- Absence from school during the intervention period that would preclude participation in the majority of sessions.
Who the study is looking for
- Enrolled as a fourth-grade student in the selected primary school in Mardin, Türkiye.
- Aged between 10 and 11 years.
- Able to participate in classroom-based activities and complete the study assessments.
- Obtained written informed consent from parents.
Age in the registry: 10 years to 11 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mardin Artuklu University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mardin | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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