mHealth - A Novel Approach to Improve Child Nutrition in India
mHealth
1 other identifier
interventional
72
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The study aims to develop, design pilot a mHealth intervention strengthen complementary feeding (CF) components of the ICDS program. The methods will include explaining views of caregivers of infants aged 9-11 months, AWWs and other ICDS personnel on the feasibility, acceptability and the best means of using mobile phones to deliver CF counselling. Based on the feedback an intervention will be developed and pilot tested.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Nov 2011
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 14, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 20, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2014
CompletedNovember 19, 2014
November 1, 2014
9 months
July 14, 2012
November 18, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
mHealth to improve complementary feeding
Mobile phones will be used to counsel mothers to improve complementary feeding practices. The pilot test will measure changes in feeding practices before and after the counselling. Process evaluation tool will be used to measure compliance with the intervention.
1 year
Study Arms (1)
Mobile phone counselling
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Feasibility and acceptability of using mobile phones to improve complementary feeding practices.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Children aged 9 to 11 months
- Consent to participate
You may not qualify if:
- Will not stay in the area for 8 weeks
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
CHRD, Society for Applied Studies
Faridabad, Haryana, 121004, India
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Sarmila Mazumder, PhD
CHRD, Society for Applied Studies
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 14, 2012
First Posted
July 20, 2012
Study Start
November 1, 2011
Primary Completion
August 1, 2012
Study Completion
May 1, 2014
Last Updated
November 19, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-11