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2024-05-06 @ 3:51 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:59 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04788303
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2023-05-03
First Post:
2021-02-20
Brief Title:
Meals Education and Gardens for In-School Adolescents MEGA Project
Sponsor:
Harvard School of Public Health HSPH
Organization:
Harvard School of Public Health HSPH
Study Overview
Official Title:
Meals Education and Gardens for In-School Adolescents MEGA Project
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2023-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
MEGA
Brief Summary:
This purpose of this study is to assess effects of a comprehensive school-based nutrition intervention package on anemia status anthropometric indicators school performanceattendance and development indicators among adolescents and the knowledge attitudes and practices of nutrition agriculture and WASH among parents in Tanzania
Detailed Description:
The Meals Education and Gardens for In-School Adolescents MEGA Project aims to implement and evaluate a comprehensive school-based nutrition intervention package among secondary schools in Dodoma Tanzania The intervention will include four primary components 1 school garden 2 school meal program 3 agriculture nutrition and water sanitation and hygiene WASH education and 4 community workshops
This will be a cluster randomized trial with 3 arms containing two schools each At the beginning of the academic year six schools will be randomized to intervention or control Two schools will receive the full intervention package school lunch school garden and education two schools will receive the partial intervention package school garden and education and two schools will serve as control to receive the standard of care Community workshops will also be provided to parents of adolescents in full and partial intervention schools
In the full intervention schools all adolescents will receive a midday meal while a subset of Forms 1 or 2 adolescents will additionally participate in a school gardening program that includes nutrition agriculture and water sanitation and hygiene WASH education led by selected teachers Parents of adolescents in full intervention schools will be invited to participate in community workshops on nutrition hygiene and agricultural best practices led by community Agriculture Extension Workers AEWs
In the partial intervention schools Forms 1 or 2 adolescents will participate in the gardening and education components described above but will not receive the midday meal Parents of participating adolescents will also be invited to participate in the community workshops
Adolescents in control schools will not receive any of these interventions but will be provided with standard of care practices at secondary schools in Dodoma In addition teachers in control schools will receive a hard copy of educational materials on nutrition agriculture and WASH to enhance their lesson plans The intervention will take place over the course of one year
The goal of the MEGA project is to study the effects of the integrated intervention on the nutrition and health of adolescents and their families in Tanzania Ultimately we aim to use the findings from this study to inform the scale-up of future school and community-based interventions to improve nutrition through training improved crop production and increased consumption of vegetables
This will be a cluster randomized trial with 3 arms containing two schools each At the beginning of the academic year six schools will be randomized to intervention or control Two schools will receive the full intervention package school lunch school garden and education two schools will receive the partial intervention package school garden and education and two schools will serve as control to receive the standard of care Community workshops will also be provided to parents of adolescents in full and partial intervention schools
In the full intervention schools all adolescents will receive a midday meal while a subset of Forms 1 or 2 adolescents will additionally participate in a school gardening program that includes nutrition agriculture and water sanitation and hygiene WASH education led by selected teachers Parents of adolescents in full intervention schools will be invited to participate in community workshops on nutrition hygiene and agricultural best practices led by community Agriculture Extension Workers AEWs
In the partial intervention schools Forms 1 or 2 adolescents will participate in the gardening and education components described above but will not receive the midday meal Parents of participating adolescents will also be invited to participate in the community workshops
Adolescents in control schools will not receive any of these interventions but will be provided with standard of care practices at secondary schools in Dodoma In addition teachers in control schools will receive a hard copy of educational materials on nutrition agriculture and WASH to enhance their lesson plans The intervention will take place over the course of one year
The goal of the MEGA project is to study the effects of the integrated intervention on the nutrition and health of adolescents and their families in Tanzania Ultimately we aim to use the findings from this study to inform the scale-up of future school and community-based interventions to improve nutrition through training improved crop production and increased consumption of vegetables
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None