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Ghana MHL Project, Tamale

NCT06898346 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2026-05-08

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Summary

This study is designed to test a nutrition education program that focuses on local foods in northern Ghana. The goal is to help pregnant women eat a wider variety of foods, increase their intake of protein, energy, and iron-rich foods, and support healthy weight gain during pregnancy. We want to understand how this program impacts mothers' knowledge about nutrition and health, and how it affects the health of their babies. The program was created with input from pregnant women and health professionals in the community.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nutrition Education

The treatment group will receive nutrition education (NE) and counseling 6 times. The 1st and 6th counselling sessions will be administered by a Registerd Dietitan in a health facility (weeks 21-22 and weeks 31-32). Four (4) bi-weekly follow-ups between these 2 sessions will be administered by Field Assistants (weeks 23, 25, 27 and 29) at the participant's home. NE will focus on dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency (Daniel et al, 2016; Gyimah et al., 2021), protein and energy intakes (Ota et al, 2015), intake of iron-rich foods (Otoo and Adam, 2016), guidelines for pregnancy with an emphasis on appropriate weight gain (Abubakar et al, 2016), and appropriate ingredients and food preparation methods required to optimize nutrition.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Ghana

    collaborator OTHER

  • Nestlé Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ruthfirst EA Ayande, PhD, MSc, RD · Yale University

  • Gloria E Otoo, PhD · University of Ghana

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-31
Primary Completion
2027-04-30
Completion
2027-04-30

Countries

  • Ghana

Study Locations

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