Appropriate Complmentary Feeding Strategies in Infants

NCT01412411 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 470

Last updated 2011-08-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study has been to understand the prevalence of under nutrition and develop effective interventions for improving growth and micronutrient status of infants receiving complementary foods.

In this community based randomized clinical trial, the nutrition education package implemented aimed to improve hematological parameters including the micronutrient status and to see effect on growth indicators.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nutritionl Education

to assess the change in behaviour

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Oral Iron Supplementation along with Nturition Eductaion

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Multiple micronutrient fortification plus Nutrition Education

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    collaborator OTHER
  • European Union

    collaborator OTHER
  • Aga Khan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aziz AJ Abdul Rehman Jiwani, MBBS, PhD · Aga Khan University

  • Zulfiqar ZB Bhuta, MBBS, MCPS (Peds), FCPS (Peds) · Aga Khan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
8 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-06-30
Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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Diseases

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