University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
Completed
NCT Number: NCT04191291
Time for Lunch: The Impact of Lunch Time Constraints on Child Eating Behaviors
Recent peer-reviewed observational evidence suggests that school children receive anywhere from 10-33 minutes of seated lunch time and that students with less time to eat discard higher amounts of milk, entrée (i.e. protein items), grains, and vegetables. This waste is a missed nutritional and food security opportunity and also negatively impacts the environment. The purpose of this study is to estimate the impact that lunch time constraints have on child food selection, consumption and waste behaviors using a crossover trial design, where the duration of seated lunch times are randomly allocated to be either 10 minutes or 20 minutes each day.
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Conditions
Age range
7 year–14 year
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Must be enrolled in local summer camp
Exclusion criteria
- None
Treatment and study plan
Lunch period length
BehavioralWe are randomly allocating a 10 minute or 20 period of seated lunch time.
Primary outcomes
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Food item selection
Time frame: Ranges from 5 days to 20 days, depending upon how long each participant elects to enroll in the summer camp
The type and number of school meal components selected by students to eat for lunch.
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Food item consumption
Time frame: Ranges from 5 days to 20 days, depending upon how long each participant elects to enroll in the summer camp
The weight of each school meal component that was consumed by each child during lunch. Each measured in grams.
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Food item waste
Time frame: Ranges from 5 days to 20 days, depending upon how long each participant elects to enroll in the summer camp
The weight of each school meal component that was discarded by each child during lunch. Each measured in grams.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2019
- Primary completion
- 2019
- Study completion
- 2019
- First posted
- Dec 9, 2019
- Registry last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
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