| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2026/01/100250 [Registered on: 02/01/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
02/01/2026 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Other (Specify) [Quasi Experimental non equilent control group design] |
| Study Design |
Non-randomized, Active Controlled Trial |
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Public Title of Study
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EFFECTIVENESS OF NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME(Nep) IN TERMS OF DIETRY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN . |
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Scientific Title of Study
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A STUDY TO ASSSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME(Nep) IN TERMS OF DIETRY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN SELECTED SCHOOLS OF AMBALA DISTRICT, HARYANA. |
| Trial Acronym |
Nil |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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| Name |
RAHIL HAFIZ |
| Designation |
Nursing student |
| Affiliation |
Maharishi markandeshwar ( deemed to be university ) |
| Address |
M.M college of nursing, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana,India
Ambala
HARYANA
133203
India |
| Phone |
8825049558 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
rahilhafeezzargar@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
SANASAM BANKIM CHANDRA SINGH |
| Designation |
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| Affiliation |
Maharishi markandeshwar ( deemed to be university ) |
| Address |
M.M college of nursing, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana,India
Ambala
HARYANA
133203
India |
| Phone |
7206493878 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
bankim.mmcn@mmumullana.org |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
RAHIL HAFIZ |
| Designation |
Nursing student |
| Affiliation |
Maharishi markandeshwar ( deemed to be university ) |
| Address |
M.M college of nursing, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana,India
Ambala
HARYANA
133203
India |
| Phone |
8825049558 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
rahilhafeezzargar@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Government senior secondary school adhoya, ambala, haryana.
india
133205
and
Government girls high school barara, ambala, haryana.
india
133205 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
RAHIL HAFIZ |
| Address |
M.M college of nursing, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana.
district : ambala
state: haryana
country : india
pin code : 133203 |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [Self] |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Countries of Recruitment
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India |
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Sites of Study
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| No of Sites = 1 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| RAHIL HAFIZ |
Govt. sr. sec. school adhoya,ambala,haryana. and Govt. girls high school Barara,Ambala, Haryana. |
Adhoya
district: ambala
state: haryana
country : india
pin code: 133205
and
Barara
district: ambala
state: haryana
country : india
pin code: 133201
Ambala
HARYANA |
8825049558
rahilhafeezzargar@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 2 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Institutional Ethical Committee, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala |
Approved |
| School principal |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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| Health Type |
Condition |
| Healthy Human Volunteers |
School going children |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Comparator Agent |
No intervention |
No intervention will be given to comparator |
| Intervention |
Nutritional educational programme |
programme in which education related to nutrition is provided to school children through power point presentation on day 3 and day 7 for 1 hour and 30 minutes each day it includes education on introduction, importance and functions of nutrition, classification of nutrients, healthy versus junk food , food pyramid. |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
10.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
14.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
School going children who are :
Studying In Class 6th TO 8th.
Willing To Participate.
Accessible Throughout The Data Collection Period.
Parents Provide Consent. |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN WHO ARE ABSENT ON DAY OF INTERVENTION. |
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Not Applicable |
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Method of Concealment
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Not Applicable |
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Blinding/Masking
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Not Applicable |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| Change in dietary knowledge and dietary practice scores among school-going children assessed using a structured questionnaire and 24-hour dietary recall at baseline and 4 weeks after the nutritional education program. |
baseline and 4 weeks |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| change in food consumption pattern of school going children assessed using 24 hour dietary recall at baseline & 4 weeks after the nutritional education program. |
baseline & 4 weeks |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="120"
Sample Size from India="120"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" |
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Phase of Trial
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N/A |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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15/01/2026 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
15/01/2026 |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="0"
Months="2"
Days="0" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Not Yet Recruiting |
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Publication Details
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N/A |
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Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
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Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
Response - NO
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Brief Summary
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A study to asssess the effectiveness of nutritional education programme(nep) in terms of dietry knowledge and practices among school going children in selected schools of ambala district, haryana. This study involves nutritional education programme . Pre-test will be taken on day 1 for both groups which involves dietary knowledge questionnaire , food plate checking and 24 hour dietary recall, on 2nd day nutritional education programme will be delivered through power point presentation to experimental group only. On day 10 and day 20 there will be followup and on day 28 post test will be teken for both groups which involves dietary knowledge questionnaire , food plate checking and 24 hour dietary recall.
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