Enhanced Homestead Food Production Plus+ Program in the Lake Zone, Tanzania

NCT02259166 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: EHFP+ TZ
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2,325
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess if the Enhanced Homestead Food Production Plus (EHFP+) Program implemented by HKI in Mwanza, Tanzania, enhances uptake of Micronutrient Powder (MNP) supplementation in children, helps maintaining reduced anemia levels among children after a blanket provision of MNP, and has an impact on child growth, infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, maternal knowledge related to health, nutrition, WASH and malaria prevention, food security and women's empowerment.

Conditions

Anemia; Growth Retardation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Anemia (g/dl and %)

  Change in prevalence of anemia and hemoglobin concentration will be measured over the course of the program period.(at baseline, during follow-up after 3, 6 and 12 months and after 18 months at endline)

  Measurements will be made for children aged 6 to 11 months at baseline and up to 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months (at endline), when the children are between the ages of 24 and 30 months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Growth (Z-score and %)

  Measurements will be made for children between the ages of 6 and 11 months of age at baseline and 18 months later, at endline, when the children are between the ages of 24 and 30 months

• Biochemical markers

  Baseline (June 2014), Follow-up1 (up to 3 months) and after 18 months at Endline

• Dietary diversity (%)

  Baseline (2014) and after 18 months at Endline

• Food security (%)

  Baseline (2014) and after 18 months at Endline (2016)

• Women's empowerment (%)

  Baseline (2014) and after 18 months at Endline (2016)

Study Arms (2)

EHFP+

EXPERIMENTAL

Group receiving the intervention EHFP+, in addition to MNPs distribution for 2 months and malaria diagnosis and treatment for children enrolled, at baseline and after 12 months

Other: EHFP+

Control

NO INTERVENTION

MNPs distribution for 2 months and malaria diagnosis and treatment for children enrolled, at baseline and after 12 months

Interventions

EHFP+ OTHER

Enhanced-homestead food production program including home gardening and poultry rearing + WASH interventions + SBCC around the essential nutrition actions and WASH/malaria prevention with a gender component.

EHFP+

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Months - 12 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• women living in the study area
• having one child aged 6-12 months of age

You may not qualify if:

• children with severe anemia

Sponsors & Collaborators

• International Food Policy Research Institute: lead
• Helen Keller International: collaborator
• Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada: collaborator
• National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

National Institute for Medical Research

Mwanza, Tanzania

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anemia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases

Study Officials

• Rahul Rawat, PhD

  International Food Policy Research Institute

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Erin Smith

  Helen Keller International

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 5, 2014
• First Posted: October 8, 2014
• Study Start: June 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2016
• Study Completion: March 1, 2016
• Last Updated: September 19, 2016

Record last verified: 2015-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TA (1)