Improving Nutrition in Children Under Two Through Increased Egg Consumption in Burkina Faso
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This project targets vulnerable populations of smallholders, women and children and should lead to increased poultry production, increased egg consumption of children, improved nutrition, and increased household level resilience. This innovative intervention will be the gifting of chickens by religious leaders to children ages 6 to 12 months coupled with integrated nutrition and agricultural trainings.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2018
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 5, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 20, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 20, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 11, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 22, 2019
CompletedJune 30, 2021
June 1, 2021
1.2 years
October 11, 2019
June 28, 2021
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Increase egg consumption in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso
Dietary recall survey requesting caregiver/ parental recall of their child's dietary intake over the past week to include egg consumption embedded within the questionnaire The percentage of children consuming eggs will be calculated based on a yes response from the parent.The outcome measure will be described as the percentage of children consuming eggs with in the study population.
Baseline up to 12 months
Increase egg consumption frequency in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso
Dietary recall survey requesting caregiver/ parental recall of their child's dietary intake over the past week to include frequency of eggs given embedded within the questionnaire.The outcome measure will be described as the mean number of eggs consumed in the past week by children enrolled in the study that consume eggs .
Baseline up to 12 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Improve growth in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso.
Baseline up to 12 months
Study Arms (3)
Full Intervention
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe full intervention group will receive three egg laying chickens that will be presented as a gift to the child by their religious leader (imam or priest) during a gifting ceremony, as well as Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) education training sessions.
Education Only
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe education only intervention group will receive 3 chickens given in manner similar to animal distribution programs and the INA training sessions.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONThe control group will receive no chickens gifted and no INA training sessions.
Interventions
Monthly INA training session to help increase knowledge about nutrition and chicken husbandry and help to increase resiliency on a household level.
Egg laying chickens will be presented as a gift to the child by a community champion (their religious leader or village chief)) during a gifting ceremony
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Living within the identified areas of the study population
You may not qualify if:
- history of egg allergies
- severe malnutrition
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles (INERA)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Related Publications (2)
McKune SL, Stark H, Sapp AC, Yang Y, Slanzi CM, Moore EV, Omer A, Wereme N'Diaye A. Behavior Change, Egg Consumption, and Child Nutrition: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics. 2020 Dec;146(6):e2020007930. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-007930.
PMID: 33239474DERIVEDStark H, Omer A, Wereme N'Diaye A, Sapp AC, Moore EV, McKune SL. The Un Oeuf study: Design, methods and baseline data from a cluster randomised controlled trial to increase child egg consumption in Burkina Faso. Matern Child Nutr. 2021 Jan;17(1):e13069. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13069. Epub 2020 Aug 8.
PMID: 32770664DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Sarah McKune, PhD, MPH
University of Florida
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Masking Details
- Control Group - with no chickens gifted and no INA training sessions
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 11, 2019
First Posted
October 22, 2019
Study Start
July 5, 2018
Primary Completion
September 20, 2019
Study Completion
September 20, 2019
Last Updated
June 30, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
- Time Frame
- IPD will be shared with six months time completion. USAID will review and determine the level of access. IPD uploaded to Dataverse.
- Access Criteria
- USAID will review and determine the level of access and the time length the data is shared. Data uploaded to DataVerse will be available indefinitely.
All IPD will be shared on a USAID data development library and DataVerse.