Cluster randomised controlled trial of a consumer behaviour intervention to improve healthy food purchases from online canteens: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

School canteens represent an opportune setting in which to deliver public health nutrition strategies given their wide reach, and frequent use by children. Online school canteen ordering systems, where students order and pay for their lunch online, provide an avenue to improve healthy canteen purchases through the application of consumer behaviour strategies that impact on purchasing decisions. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a consumer behaviour intervention implemented in an online school canteen ordering system in reducing the kilojoule, saturated fat, sugar and sodium content of primary student lunch orders.

Methods and analysis

The study will employ a cluster randomised controlled trial design. Approximately 1040 students (aged 5-12 years

SUBMITTER: Delaney T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5541437 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature