Benefits of a Higher Protein, 'Egg-cellent' Breakfast in the Classroom

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

91 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-24

Study Completion Date

2020-07-01

Brief Summary

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This study will test whether whether the implementation of and Egg-cellent 'Breakfast in the Classroom' improves school breakfast participation and breakfast consumption in middle school adolescents; whether the implementation of 'Breakfast in the Classroom' improves appetite control, mood, cognitive performance, and unhealthy snacking behavior in middle school adolescents when compared to a traditional school breakfast program.

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Detailed Description

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The investigators propose an 4-week cross-over design breakfast study in children enrolled in 6-8th grade within the Center School District in the Kansas City, Missouri. This school will begin their 'Breakfast in the Classroom' program on March 26, 2018. Prior to the start of 'Breakfast in the Classroom', baseline data will be collected on the students who wish to participate in the study. Baseline data includes anthropometric assessments; demographics; current eating habits; cognitive performance; appetite; and mood. Following baseline, the students will be provided a breakfast that meets all the requirements for a reimbursable school breakfast with the addition of two eggs for 3-weeks: At 4 weeks (3 weeks after initiation of the program), the study participants will complete a similar outcomes to those completed at baseline.

Conditions

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Breakfast Obesity Mood Eating Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Traditional School Breakfast Program

The breakfasts for the 3-week program will adhere to the United States Department of Agriculture nutrition requirements for Grades 6-8.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Breakfast in the Classroom

Intervention Type OTHER

Receives the standard meal for Breakfast in the Classroom

'Egg-Cellent' Breakfast in the Classroom

The breakfasts for the 3-week program will adhere to the United States Department of Agriculture nutrition requirements for Grades 6-8 but will include an additional 2 large eggs/breakfast.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

'Egg-cellent' Breakfast in the Classroom

Intervention Type OTHER

Includes the additional 2 eggs per day

Interventions

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'Egg-cellent' Breakfast in the Classroom

Includes the additional 2 eggs per day

Intervention Type OTHER

Breakfast in the Classroom

Receives the standard meal for Breakfast in the Classroom

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All students from the Center Middle School in Kansas City, MO who choose to participate and whose parent/legal guardian (excluding Wards of the State) signs the consent will be included.