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Joint Infant and Young Child Nutrition Program and Malnutrition Prevention

NCT02136966 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2212

Last updated 2016-04-14

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Summary

Study title: Joint Infant and young children nutrition program in Burkina Faso: Impact evaluation Hypothesis: The fortification of complementary foods associated with a counseling on feeding practices for infants and young children prevents malnutrition in 6-23 months-old children.

Objective: to assess the effectiveness of a promotional care package in preventing malnutrition among children aged 6-23 months.

Conditions

  • Growth Failure
  • Good Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices

Interventions

OTHER

MNP + IYCN counseling + cooking demonstrations

Growth monitoring and promotion sessions will take place every month at village level for all children 0-23 months of age and will serve as an entry point for all the interventions. During these sessions children under 24 months will be weighed monthly and screened for MAM and uncomplicated SAM for treatment in the community as well as complicated SAM for referral to health facility During the monthly sessions cooking demonstrations will take place in which the community Health workers will instruct the mother how to prepare a good complementary food for 6-23 months olds adding the MNP. These meals will be given to the child during the session. Mothers will be encouraged to prepare the same meal at home During the monthly sessions enhanced IYCN counseling will be given to the mothers of 6-23 months olds, using improved BCI messages developed based on the rapid assessment of practices and foods available in the community and adaptation of the WHO manual.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Micronutrient Initiative

    collaborator OTHER

  • Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

    collaborator OTHER

  • Terre des Hommes

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Hermann Lanou, MSc · Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Burkina Faso

Study Locations

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