Use of a Foot Length Card to Improve Careseeking Practices of Vulnerable Newborns in Sarlahi District, Nepal

NCT02802332 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 00085037
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 4,574
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate whether or not provision of a simple card ("footlength card") that allows identification of low birth weight and/or preterm babies through measurement of the length of a baby's foot, can improve basic newborn care behaviors in rural Nepal.

Conditions

Low Birth Weight Babies; Preterm Babies

Keywords

neonatal; preterm; Nepal; family-initiated identification; basic newborn care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• skin to skin contact

  Does the mother report practicing skin to skin contact during the first 28 days after birth

  within first 28 days after birth

• careseeking for newborn

  Does the mother report seeking care for newborn (either routine postnatal care OR careseeking for illness) during the first 28 days after birth

  within first 28 days after birth

Study Arms (2)

Footlength Card

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Pregnant women will receive a card that enables them to measure the length of their baby's foot. The card contains a phone number to pre-recorded message that provides basic information/advice regarding care of preterm and/or low birth weight babies

Behavioral: Footlength Card

No Footlength Card

NO INTERVENTION

Women in this group do receive any footlength card.

Interventions

Footlength Card BEHAVIORAL

The footlength card has an image of a baby's foot. The card is to be held up against the baby's foot after birth; if a baby's foot is smaller than the image, or if the woman/family member is concerned about the health of their baby, they can call the number printed on the card and hear a pre-recorded message about basic care for newborn babies

Footlength Card

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Woman is pregnant
• Woman is enrolled in ongoing newborn oil massage study

You may not qualify if:

• Not pregnant
• Not enrolled in ongoing newborn oil massage study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: lead
• Save the Children: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project

Hariaun, Sarlahi District, Nepal

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Hodgins S, Rajbhandari B, Joshi D, Ban B, Khatry S, Mullany LC. Community-based cluster randomized controlled trial: empowering households to identify and provide appropriate care for low-birthweight newborns in Nepal. BMC Public Health. 2020 Aug 24;20(1):1274. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09317-w.

  PMID: 32838783 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Premature Birth

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Obstetric Labor, Premature; Obstetric Labor Complications; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases

Study Officials

• Luke C Mullany, PhD

  Johns Hopkins University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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: June 13, 2016
• First Posted: June 16, 2016
• Study Start: July 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2017
• Study Completion: January 1, 2017
• Last Updated: April 23, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NE (1)