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NCT Number: NCT05498129

School Feeding to Improve Cognitive Performance in Disadvantaged Children

This trial investigated the impact of providing a regular meal with and without additional multiple micronutrients for children in Northwest Pakistan on their performance at school, in comparison to a local government school that served as a control i.e. no school meal.

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Key information

Conditions

Cognitive Performance

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Jonathan Sinclair

Preston, Lancashire, PR4 0PE, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Prep or class 1
  • Male/ female

Exclusion criteria

  • Any contraindicating condition

Treatment and study plan

School meal

Other

School lunch was comprised of rice, ghee and beef

School meal plus micronutrient powder

Other

School lunch plus micronutrient powder

No school meal

Other

No school meal

Primary outcomes

  1. Ravens Colour Matrices test for assessment of Cognitive function

    Time frame: Baseline

    Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices. Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM) (20)is a widely used nonverbal intelligence test for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. The test comprises 36-items in the form of three sets of 12 items, that increase in difficulty

  2. Ravens Colour Matrices test for assessment of Cognitive function

    Time frame: 6-months

    Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices. Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM) (20)is a widely used nonverbal intelligence test for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. The test comprises 36-items in the form of three sets of 12 items, that increase in difficulty

  3. Ravens Colour Matrices test for assessment of Cognitive function

    Time frame: 12-months

    Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices. Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM) (20)is a widely used nonverbal intelligence test for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. The test comprises 36-items in the form of three sets of 12 items, that increase in difficulty

Secondary outcomes

  1. Height

    Time frame: Baseline

    Stature measured via a stadiometer

  2. Mass

    Time frame: Baseline

    Body mass using a weighing scale

  3. Mid upper arm circumference

    Time frame: Baseline

    Arm circumference

  4. Height for age

    Time frame: Baseline

    Height for age calculated using the WHO calculator based on the 2006 WHO Child Growth Standards.

  5. Weight for age

    Time frame: Baseline

    Weight for age calculated using the WHO calculator based on the 2006 WHO Child Growth Standards.

  6. Haemoglobin

    Time frame: 6-months

    Haemoglobin measured by finger prick blood samples

  7. Haemoglobin

    Time frame: 12-months

    Haemoglobin measured by finger prick blood samples

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Central Lancashire

Other

Collaborators

  • Khyber Medical University

Registry information

Official study title

School Feeding to Improve Cognitive Performance in Disadvantaged Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial in in Northwest Pakistan

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Aug 11, 2022
Registry last updated
Jan 18, 2023

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