NCT01457794

OPUS School Meal Study

OPUS(Optimal Well-being, Development and Health for Danish Children Through a Healthy New Nordic Diet) School Meal Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 834 (actual)
• Sponsor: Arne Astrup · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this randomized crossover study, is to investigate the effect of school meals based on a sustainable New Nordic Diet on growth, learning abilities, well-being, sleep quality, physical activity and risk markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD), type II diabetes and osteoporosis in 8-11 year old Danish school children. The participating 3rd and 4th grades on 9 selected primary schools will be randomized to either start receiving New Nordic Diet school meals for 3 month(mo) or to eat their habitual school lunch for 3 mo and then crossover for additional 3 mo. All participants will be examined three times; at baseline, after 3 mo and after 6 mo.

Conditions

• Metabolic Syndrome X

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	School meals based on the principles of the New Nordic Diet	The study participants are provided with three daily school meals for 3 month

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-05-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2011-10-24
• Last updated: 2017-03-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark