Alive & Thrive Evaluation in Burkina Faso
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The time between birth and age 24 months provides a unique opportunity to impact the long-term health and development of children through improved infant and young child feeding practices. In Burkina Faso, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding is currently around 25% in infants younger than six months. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the Alive \& Thrive intervention package, consisting of interpersonal counselling and community mobilisation activities, can increase the exclusive breastfeeding rate among infants younger than six months to at least 50% using a cluster randomised design.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jun 2015
Typical duration for not_applicable
2 active sites
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
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 22, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 6, 2015
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2017
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
December 4, 2018
CompletedDecember 4, 2018
August 1, 2017
2.2 years
April 22, 2015
May 1, 2018
December 3, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Exclusive Breastfeeding on the Day Preceding the Interview as Assessed by Cross Sectional Survey
The percentage of infants aged less than 6 months who were exclusively breastfed on the day preceding the interview.
Infants up to 6 months in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for April - July 2017
Secondary Outcomes (11)
Breastfeeding Within 1 Hour of Birth as Assessed by Cross Sectional Survey
Infants up to 6 months in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for April - July 2017
Colostrum Given as Assessed by Cross Sectional Survey
Infants up to 6 months in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for April - July 2017
Pre-lacteal Feeds as Assessed by Cross Sectional Survey
Infants up to 6 months in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for April - July 2017
Semi-solid, Solid or Soft Foods Consumed in the Previous Day as Assessed by Cross Sectional Survey
Infants age 6-8 months in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for April - July 2017
Minimum Acceptable Diet (Apart From Breast Milk) on the Day Preceding Interview as Assessed by Cross Sectional Survey
Infants age 6-11.9 months in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for April - July 2017
- +6 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
A&T Intervention Communes
EXPERIMENTALControl Communes
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
1. Interpersonal communication delivered by community workers and volunteers during home visits and at monthly mother's group meetings to: * Increase mother's knowledge about optimal breastfeeding and its benefits * Increase mother's self-efficacy related to breastfeeding * Improve mother's perceptions about social norms relating to breastfeeding 2. Community mobilisation activities to: \- Raise awareness of the benefits of optimal breastfeeding among opinion leaders, and family members, and increase the support they provide to breastfeeding mothers 3. Enhanced training of government health workers in infant and young child feeding to: * Improve their ability to support mothers and provide timely information about infant feeding
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Gives informed consent
- Being aged from 15 to 49 years old (women of reproductive age)
- Has at least one infant less than 12 months old who is currently alive and lives with her.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicinelead
- FHI 360collaborator
- Centre Murazcollaborator
- AFRICSantécollaborator
Study Sites (2)
AFRICSanté
Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 298, Burkina Faso
Centre Muraz Research Institute
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Related Publications (1)
Cresswell JA, Ganaba R, Sarrassat S, Some H, Diallo AH, Cousens S, Filippi V. The effect of the Alive & Thrive initiative on exclusive breastfeeding in rural Burkina Faso: a repeated cross-sectional cluster randomised controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Mar;7(3):e357-e365. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30494-7.
PMID: 30784636DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr Veronique Filippi
- Organization
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Veronique Filippi
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 22, 2015
First Posted
May 6, 2015
Study Start
June 1, 2015
Primary Completion
August 1, 2017
Study Completion
August 1, 2017
Last Updated
December 4, 2018
Results First Posted
December 4, 2018
Record last verified: 2017-08