Refugee Insect Production for Food and Feed: the School Meal Intervention
NCT ID: NCT06739629
Last Updated: 2024-12-27
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
342 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-06-17
2024-10-25
Brief Summary
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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.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Yellow mealworm-enriched porridge
Participants receive a daily meal of yellow mealworm-enriched porridge, served in schools. The porridge provides 420 Kcal/serving
Insect porridge
Yellow mealworm porridge
Maize porridge
Participants receive a standard maize porridge served in schools. This porridge is comparable to the porridge served in the parent-led school feeding program.
Maize Porridge
Maize porridge
Interventions
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Insect porridge
Yellow mealworm porridge
Maize Porridge
Maize porridge
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age: 6-9 years
* Child can eat insects
* Written informed consent given by parent/caregiver
Exclusion Criteria
* Known allergies related to consuming insects
* Disability that impedes eating capacity
* Disability that makes height assessment problematic
* Family plans to move away or deregister child from Kako and Bukere primary schools within the school term.
6 Years
9 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Makerere University
OTHER
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
OTHER
Mothers Against Malnutrition and Hunger
UNKNOWN
Child and Family Health, Uganda
UNKNOWN
Research and Action for Income Security
UNKNOWN
University of Copenhagen
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Ezekiel Mupere, PhD, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Makerere University
Locations
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Kako and Bukere Primary School
Kyegegwa, , Uganda
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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S400- REFIPRO STUDY
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id