NCT06739629

Refugee Insect Production for Food and Feed: the School Meal Intervention

The School Meal Intervention: the Effect of Yellow Mealworm-enriched Maize Porridge on Nutrition and Health Status of 6-9-year-old Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 342 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Copenhagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 9 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to assess whether edible insect-enriched school porridge has nutrition and health benefits for children aged 6-9 years in refugee communities in Uganda. The main question the research aims to answer is: Does a daily serving of maize porridge enriched with yellow mealworm flour improve the gut health, growth, and micronutrient status of children in comparison to a standard maize porridge? Participants will: Consume a daily serving of yellow mealworm porridge or a maize porridge for one school term (3 months). Data is collected before, during and after the intervention period.

Conditions

• Nutrition, Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Insect porridge	Yellow mealworm porridge
OTHER	Maize Porridge	Maize porridge

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-17
• Primary completion: 2024-10-25
• Completion: 2024-10-25
• First posted: 2024-12-18
• Last updated: 2024-12-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Uganda