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SPOON: Sustained Program for Improving Nutrition - Mexico

NCT03752762 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2022-03-09

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Summary

The primary goal of this study is to assess the impact of an innovative strategy to prevent undernutrition and obesity in early childhood in children 0-24 months in Mexico. This study is designed to evaluate the impact of promoting adequate infant an young child feeding practices and the use of SQ-LNS (Small Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements) on the nutritional status of infants and young children. The study will be conducted in peri-urban areas of Tepic, Nayarit in Mexico in conjunction with the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez and the Nayarit Secretariat of Health.

Conditions

  • Exclusive Breastfeeding
  • Feeding Patterns
  • Stunting
  • Obesity, Childhood

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

SQ-LNS

SQ-LNS is a peanut-based ready to use home fortification product to improve diet quality in children 6-24 months of age. It includes peanuts and other ingredients such as vegetable fat, powdered milk and several micronutrients. The formulation designed for this study will not include sugar.

BEHAVIORAL

SPOON behavioral change strategy

An innovative behavioral change strategy designed using ethnographic and marketing methods to promote adequate infant and young child feeding practices and the use of SQ-LNS. The strategy will be delivered to mothers or caregivers through individual home-visits and group sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez

    collaborator OTHER

  • The PepsiCo Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Inter-American Development Bank

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sebastian Martinez · Inter-American Development Bank

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
6 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-01
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • Mexico

Study Locations

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