NCT02249286

Brief Summary

In Ethiopia, a child-centered counseling approach is hypothesized to be more effective than the current nutrition and health education when investment on home-based food production is used as a platform for nutrition education. This project is proposed to evaluate the efficacy of a food-based package integrating child-centered nutrition counseling and home-based food production using a between-group comparative intervention study. The intervention comprises child-centered nutrition counseling for caretakers and support for 'developed' gardens and improved backyard poultry production.

Trial Health

100
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
404

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2014

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2014

Completed
8 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 5, 2014

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 25, 2014

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2015

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

March 7, 2016

Status Verified

March 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

1.5 years

First QC Date

September 5, 2014

Last Update Submit

March 4, 2016

Conditions

Behavior

Keywords

Child Centered CounselingHome based food productionNutritionHealthIYCF

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Child growth [-Prevalence of stunting ][<-2SD]

    prevalence of stunting will be determined by height for age (Ht/Age) using height /length measured in the recumbent position to the nearest 0.1 cm using a measuring board with an upright wooden base and movable headpiece. as well actual age of child will be taken and expressed in terms of Z score.

    baseline,18 month

Study Arms (2)

Child Centered Nutrition Counseling

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention comprises child-centered nutrition counseling for caretakers and support for 'developed' gardens and improved backyard poultry production.

Behavioral: Child Centered Nutrition CounselingOther: no intervention

No intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Child Centered Nutrition CounselingBEHAVIORAL

The intervention comprises child-centered nutrition counseling for caretakers and support for 'developed' gardens and improved backyard poultry production; whereas the control will only receive the agriculture extension and the existing health and nutrition education in the area

Child Centered Nutrition Counseling
no interventionOTHER

the control will only receive the agriculture extension and the existing health and nutrition education in the area

Child Centered Nutrition Counseling

Eligibility Criteria

Age3 Months - 12 Months
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • infants less than 12 month
  • are permanent residents in the area;
  • have no plan to move away during the intervention period;
  • are willing to adopt the agriculture activities; and
  • have adequate place and time to adopt developed gardens \& backyard poultry production

You may not qualify if:

  • infants with severe acute malnutrition warranting referral to nutrition rehabilitation program with Ready-To-Use Therapeutic foods
  • severely ill infants with clinical complications warranting hospital referral; and
  • infants with obvious congenital or chronic abnormalities that impair feeding or physical growth measurements.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Study Officials

  • Abebe Gebremariam, Professor

    Jimma University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Alemayehu Argaw, Mr

    Jimma University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Lieven Huybregts, Dr

    University Ghent

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Patrick Kolsteren, Professor

    University Ghent

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Mulusew Gerbaba, Mr.

    Jimma University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Solomon Demeke, Professor

    Jimma University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Joep Grosemans, Mr.

    Provincial university college Limburg

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Amanuel Tesfay, Mr.

    Jimma University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 5, 2014

First Posted

September 25, 2014

Study Start

January 1, 2014

Primary Completion

July 1, 2015

Study Completion

October 1, 2015

Last Updated

March 7, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-03