A mHealth Based Education Intervention on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition to Prevent Stunting in Kelantan

NCT04606706 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 311/PPSK/4117626
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 516
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research aimed to develop health module related to nutrition through mobile phone and to access it effectiveness among mother, infant and children (0-2 years old) to prevent stunting in Kelantan, Malaysia. Besides, to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention in reducing stress among pregnant and lactating women. The mobile health (mHealth) messaging interventions will be delivered via a mobile app known as WhatsApp and by a phone call. There will be a total of 50 messages for 6 months of intervention in which 2 messages will be delivered per week (every Tuesday \& Thursday). The understanding of information will be evaluated 2 times per month by a phone call. The type of messages that will be used are text messages, voice messages, video/graphic messages, and voice calls. The assessment using a brief questionnaire and anthropometry measurement will be conducted during first and at the end of the intervention. The effectiveness and perceptions as well as experiences of mobile health intervention will also be assessed.

Conditions

Mobile Health; Healthy

Keywords

Mobile health; Education intervention; Maternal; Infant; Young child; Nutrition; Stunting

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Changes in body weight after 6 months of intervention among mother, infant and children

  Body weight in kg

  6 months

• Changes in body mass index after 6 months of intervention among mother, infant and children

  Body mass index in kg/m\^2

  6 months

• Changes in body composition after 6 months of intervention among mother, infant and children

  Body composition in %

  6 months

• Changes in dietary intake after 6 months of intervention among mother, infant and children

  24-hour diet recall (3-days) in kcal

  6 months

• Assessment of food security level after 6 months of intervention among mother, infant and children

  Food security in score (All items are negative answer = secure; If one or more item have positive answer = insecure)

  6 months

• Assessment of mental stress after 6 months of intervention among mother, infant and children

  Mental stress in score (Depression if score \>9; anxiety if score \> 7; stress if score \> 14)

  6 months

• Assessment of socioeconomic status (SES) after 6 months of intervention among mother, infant and children

  Socioeconomic status (SES) in Ringgit Malaysia unit

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in knowledge, attitude and practice of breastfeeding after 6 months of intervention among lactating mothers

  6 months

Other Outcomes (2)

• Perceptions on mobile health intervention among lactating mothers and their husband

  after 6 months

• |Experiences on mobile health intervention among lactating mothers and their husband

  after 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Maternal, lactating mother & young child (Intervention)

EXPERIMENTAL

mHealth education intervention for 6 months

Other: Mobile health nutrition education intervention

Maternal, lactating mother & young child (Control)

NO INTERVENTION

Conventional health education

Interventions

Mobile health nutrition education intervention OTHER

Nutrition education will be given through mobile phone

Maternal, lactating mother & young child (Intervention)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Pregnant women + husband
• Malaysian
• Pregnant women age 18-35 years during the study
• Height (\<155 cm)
• or B40 (household income below Ringgit Malaysia (RM) 2194 in Kelantan)
• or history of stunted child
• or History Gestional Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), anemia, pre-eclampsia
• In second trimester of pregnancy (13-16 weeks)
• Attend the same selected health clinics for the regular medical check-up
• Own a smart phone
• Lactation mother + infant + husband
• Malaysian
• Lactation mother age 18-35 years during the study
• Mother height (\<155 cm)
• or B40 (household income below RM 2194 in Kelantan)

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnant women + husband
• \) Multiple pregnancies
• Lactation mother + infant + husband
• Babies who have congenital problems/ birth defects
• Stillbirth or foetal death after deliver
• Children + mother + father
• Children who have congenital problems/ birth defects
• Single parent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Sains Malaysia: lead
• Ministry of Health, Malaysia: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, 16150, Malaysia

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Growth Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Hamid Jan Jan Mohamed

CONTACT

+6097677508; hamidjan@usm.my

Norshafawati Abd Azimi

CONTACT

+6097677508; shafa.azimi@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Model Details: Quasi-experimental design

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 14, 2020
• First Posted: October 28, 2020
• Study Start: March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 28, 2022
• Study Completion: September 30, 2022
• Last Updated: November 17, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

MY (1)