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CHANCHAL: CHildhood Activities for Health, Nutrition and Learning

Crèches and Participatory nurturing groups to improve early childhood development among children 0-36 months in eastern India - CHANCHAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/09/036563
Enrollment
1620
Registered
2021-09-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Arm 1 - Creches for children aged 6-36 months: In this arm, Ekjut will support the establishment of creches for children aged 6-36 months staffed by two creche workers looking after 10-

Sponsors

University College London
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 0-6 months or born in the first 12 months of intervention and their caregivers (mothers, or, if the mother is absent, father or other relatives caring for the child) enrolled over 12 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children born with severe congenital anomalies

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean Global Scale for Early Development scoreTimepoint: 18 months of age

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
% of children exclusively breastfed until six monthsTimepoint: When children are six months old;% of children with minimum dietary diversityTimepoint: When children reach 24 months;% of mothers with moderate or severe psychosocial distress (Kessler 10 item scale)Timepoint: When children reach 24 months;Caregivers interaction with child - mean Family Care Indicator scoreTimepoint: When children reach 24 months;Caregivers mean knowledge score for child developmentTimepoint: When children reach 24 months;length-for-age z scoreTimepoint: When children reach 24 months;weight-for-age z scoreTimepoint: When children reach 24 months;weight-for-height z scoreTimepoint: When children reach 24 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShibanand Rath

Ekjut

Shibanand.ekjut@gmail.com9437229651

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026