Improved Child Nutrition and Development Through Social Transfers

NCT07569172 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2025-50
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,040
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a conditional social transfer works to improve rates of complementary breastfeeding. It will also learn about the impacts of social transfers on maternal and child health and development. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the social transfer increase complementary breastfeeding rates at 24-months postpartum?
• Does the social transfer increase complementary breastfeeding duration?
• Does the social transfer impact child health and development?
• Does the social transfer impact maternal physical and mental health? Researchers will compare a conditional social transfer to a control group that only receives education about breastfeeding recommendations to see if a conditional social transfers works to increase complementary breastfeeding. Participants will: Receive a pamphlet explaining the current recommendations of breastfeeding Receive instructions that if they meet the recommendation to breastfeed until 24-months postpartum they receive a social transfer or receive no additional information Complete home visits at 12- and 24-months postpartum Complete detailed questionnaire

Conditions

Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding Education; Breastfeeding Duration; Breastfeeding Continuation; Child Growth; Stress; Infectious Diseases; Anemia; Child Development; Weight Loss; Blood Pressure; Mental Health; Diarrhea; Coughing; Eczema; Allergies; Antibiotic Use

Keywords

breastfeeding; cash transfer; child health; maternal health; mental health; child growth; child development; education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Prevalence of Complementary Breastfeeding

  Prevalence of complementary breastfeeding at 24 months postpartum.

  from 12 to 24 months postpartum

• Complementary Breastfeeding Duration

  Duration of complementary breastfeeding in weeks.

  from 12 to 24 months postpartum

Secondary Outcomes (16)

• Weight-for-Age z-score

  12 months; 24 months

• Child Health Outcomes

  12 months; 24 months

• Percent weight loss

  12 months; 24 months;

• Mother and Child Hemoglobin Levels

  12 months; 24 months

• Maternal Depression

  12 months; 24 months

Study Arms (2)

Social Transfer

EXPERIMENTAL

A social transfer is provided at the 24-month visit, conditional on the mother still breastfeeding at the time of the visit. They also receive education about current breastfeeding recommendations.

Other: Social Transfer

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention is provided besides education on current breastfeeding recommendations.

Interventions

Social Transfer OTHER

A social transfer will be given conditioned upon breastfeeding at 24-months postpartum.

Social Transfer

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Are enrolled in the Taabo multigenerational birth cohort (MGC)
• Completed the postpartum interview of the Taabo MGC
• Have a child who is within two weeks of their 12-month birthday,
• are breastfeeding at time of recruitment,
• live in the Taabo HDSS, Côte d'Ivoire
• have no illnesses that contraindicates breastfeeding,
• had a healthy singleton infant with a birth weight of at least 2500 grams, and
• agree to participate and sign an informed consent; if underage (12-17 years), a legal representative will also have to agree to sign the informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Plans to move permanently outside study area
• Has a medical, intellectual or psychological disability
• Contraindication for breastfeeding
• Children born with \< 2500 grams

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute: lead
• Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifique en Côte d'Ivoire: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Taabo Health and Demographic Surveillance

Taabo, Côte d’Ivoire

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Feeding; Communicable Diseases; Anemia; Weight Loss; Psychological Well-Being; Diarrhea; Cough; Eczema; Hypersensitivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding Behavior; Behavior; Infections; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Body Weight Changes; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Personal Satisfaction; Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Respiration Disorders; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory; Dermatitis; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Skin Diseases, Eczematous; Immune System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Project Leader

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2026
• First Posted: May 6, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): June 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): February 28, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): February 28, 2028
• Last Updated: May 6, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, ANALYTIC CODE

Locations

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