Teaching parents about healthy lunches could boost Kids' nutrition
NCT ID NCT07506772
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether teaching parents and children about healthy eating can improve the quality of home-packed school lunches for preschoolers in Jimma, Ethiopia. Researchers will provide nutrition education via Telegram and printed materials to one group, while another group continues as usual. They will measure the diversity of foods in the children's lunches and their food preferences.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nutrition education (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple nutrition education improves the quality of children's home-packed lunches, potentially informing public health programs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study in a specific region, so results may not apply elsewhere. It relies on parent-reported data, which can be inaccurate.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 451 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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4 to 7 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria * Children aged 4-7 years attending kindergarten schools in the selected clusters. * Parents or caregivers willing to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Students who will not finish the school year/intervention semister in the selected cluster/school. * Mothers/caregivers who will not give consent for the participation in the study will be excluded.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jimma University
RECRUITINGJimma, Oromiya, Ethiopia
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