Evaluation of Integrating MIYCN Interventions in Existing CGPP of PCI

NCT03368885 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1101870
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2,590
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study has two arms; both experimental and control areas will receive standard interventions given under polio eradication program of PCI. Participants in the experimental arm receive additional interventions on nutrition (improve diet diversity in pregnant women and children of 6-23 months) for exact 12 months. The study includes awareness generation (regarding nutrition) through community mobilization, counseling and capacity building of community mobilization.

Conditions

Polio

Keywords

MIYCN -Maternal Infant Young Child Nutrition; CGPP - Core Group Polio Project; A&T- Alive and Thrive; PCI- Project Concern International; UP- Uttar Pradesh; VHSNC -Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Committee; CMC- Community Mobilization Coordinator

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Dietary Diversity in Maternal Nutrition

  Percentage of Women in their 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy from targeted households who consumed food from at least 5 specific nutrient rich food groups out of 10 defined food groups.

  12 months

• Minimum Dietary Diversity in Complementary Feeding

  Percentage of children 6-23 months of age from targeted households who receive foods from 4 or more food groups (separately for breastfed and non-breastfed children)

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Timely Introduction of Complementary Feeding

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

Experimental area PCI

EXPERIMENTAL

In this arm, in addition to the standard care for Polio eradication program activities of CGPP project, the following interventions are added: Maternal dietary diversity; Diet diversity in complementary feeding; Exclusive breast feeding; Community mobilization; Capacity building; Convergence;Use of existing platforms VHSND; Strategic Use of Data

Other: Maternal dietary diversity; Other: Diet diversity in complementary feeding; Other: Exclusive Breast Feeding; Other: Community mobilization; Other: Capacity Building; Other: Use of existing platforms VHSND; Other: Strategic use of data

Control area PCI

NO INTERVENTION

This arm will receive standard care with respect to Polio eradication program activities of CGPP such as awareness generation around Polio and routine immunization, hand washing and sanitation

Interventions

Maternal dietary diversity OTHER

Counsel pregnant women for proper dietary intake and create awareness among family members and community to support her on maternal nutrition

Experimental area PCI

Diet diversity in complementary feeding OTHER

Counsel mothers of children of 6-23 months on diet diversity in complementary feeding by demonstration during home-visits and seek support from father and family members

Experimental area PCI

Exclusive Breast Feeding OTHER

Counselling on exclusive breast feeding among children under 6 months-Provide information to mothers of children of 3-6 months for exclusive breast feeding through home visits, and mothers meetings

Experimental area PCI

Community mobilization OTHER

Engagement of local/religious leader, husbands to support diet diversity for pregnant women and doctors and fathers to support diet diversity for complementary feeding

Experimental area PCI

Capacity Building OTHER

Capacity Building-Training of Community mobilization coordinator and mentoring for knowledge enhancement on nutrition for pregnant women and children below 2 years

Experimental area PCI

Use of existing platforms VHSND OTHER

Convergence- Strengthen Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Day for creating awareness on diet diversity for maternal nutrition and complementary feeding

Experimental area PCI

Strategic use of data OTHER

Strategic use of data-Data analysis for concurrent monitoring,planning and decision making to improve the performance of CMCs

Experimental area PCI

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 49 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• For Community
• Women aged 15-49 years
• Willing and able to provide consent
• Women in 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy and / or
• Women with children aged 6-23 months For CMC
• Women aged 18+
• Currently appointed a CMC in a selected HRA
• Willing and able to provide consent

You may not qualify if:

• Women in first trimester of pregnancy
• Women whose index child (youngest child, between 6-23 months of age) is not her biological child
• Women whose index child is not currently living with the mother

Sponsors & Collaborators

• FHI 360: lead
• International Food Policy Research Institute: collaborator
• Project Concern International India: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

FHI Solutions LLC, Alive & Thrive

New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110001, India

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Poliomyelitis

Interventions

Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Capacity Building

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Myelitis; Central Nervous System Infections; Infections; Enterovirus Infections; Picornaviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Spinal Cord Diseases; Neuroinflammatory Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration; Pandemic Preparedness; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Environment; Environment and Public Health; Communicable Disease Control; Public Health Practice; Public Health

Study Officials

• Preeti Das, MPS

  FHI 360

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 29, 2017
• First Posted: December 11, 2017
• Study Start: December 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: December 24, 2018
• Study Completion: December 24, 2018
• Last Updated: May 1, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

Locations

IN (1)