Evaluating the effect of health counselling via telephonic on the feeding, hygiene and health behaviour of mothers of children who are underweight and on the health status of these children

Improving adherence to best practices in feeding, health and hygiene amongst moderately underweight children through telephonic counselling

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/01/048939

Enrollment

800

Registered

2023-01-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: E440- Moderate protein-calorie malnutrition

Interventions

Intervention1: Counselling: 12 Weekly telephonic counselling Sessions delivered by a trained counsellor Control Intervention1: Current Standard of Care: No additional input apart from those available

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Moderately underweight children as per WHO Child Growth Standards

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with co-morbidities

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of children with weight for age within the normal range.Timepoint: Six months from enrolment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of Mothers reporting adherence to best practices in feeding, hygiene and healthTimepoint: Six months from enrolment	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNeha Madhiwalla

ARMMAN

neha@armman.org9892220160

Outcome results

None listed

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