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FoodACT: Investigating the Impact of a School Garden Intervention on Children's Food Literacy, Climate Literacy, School Motivation and Physical Activity

Denmark990 participantsStarted 2023-09-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of a schoolgarden intervention on pupils food literacy, climate literacy, schoolmotivation and physical activity. The study will also investigate the contextual characteristics in the garden using systematic observations and the pupil´s experience of the intervention with focus-groups interviews.

Who can participate

Age range9 Years – 13 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 4th-5th grade school classes in Danish municipal primary and lower secondary schools participating in the 'Gardens to Bellis' intervention. * Classes not involved in other school development or research projects. * Participants with parents (or legal guardian) having provided written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: • Pupils with significant health problems as judged by the investigators will be excluded from the analysis (Sub-study 1-3).

What they're measuring

Physical activity (PA)

Timeframe: 9 months

Food literacy (FL)

Timeframe: 9 months

Climate Literacy (CL)

Timeframe: 9 months

School motivation (SM)

Timeframe: 9 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05839080

SponsorCenter for Clinical Research and Prevention

Sponsor typeNETWORK

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-11-30

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