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Leading Advancements in the Uptake of Newborn Community Health

NCT05111899 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 316

Last updated 2024-03-20

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Summary

The primary objective of the study is to determine the impact of a behavior change intervention that partners Orthodox priests with members of the Health Development Army (HDA) and train them to conduct newborn health outreach to increase rates of early initiation of and exclusive breastfeeding through 6 months and vaccination coverage at six months.

Secondary objectives include:

* Determine the impact of the intervention on infant growth at six months, observed and self-reported changes in nutrition and feeding practices of mother and infants, and early identification of newborn illness.
* Design a culturally relevant, scalable intervention for community-based newborn and infant health in Gondar in partnership with local partners, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the Gondar Regional Health Bureau.

Conditions

  • Breastfeeding, Exclusive
  • Immunization; Infection
  • Growth; Stunting, Nutritional

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Newborn Health Education

Community influencers will receive training and give community education to women and their families regarding newborn health.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Frankel Family Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Stewardship Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Washington

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brandon Guthrie, PhD · University of Washington

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
49 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-11
Primary Completion
2023-08-22
Completion
2024-04-01

Countries

  • Ethiopia

Study Locations

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