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

NCT04606706 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 516

Last updated 2021-11-17

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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

Interventions

OTHER

Mobile health nutrition education intervention

Nutrition education will be given through mobile phone

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, Malaysia

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Universiti Sains Malaysia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-01
Primary Completion
2022-02-28
Completion
2022-09-30

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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