Creches for early childhood development in Odisha, India

Implementation science for early childhood development in Odisha, India - ISEC

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/01/061979

Enrollment

700

Registered

2024-01-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-03-04

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Creches: The intervention is exposure to creches for early childhood development in rural Keonjhar, Odisha. Creches have clean water, serve two hot cooked meals per day, provide stimula

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 700 children aged 6-24 months at the time of the study enrolment survey and in comparable villages, as well as their primary caregivers, to be followed-up and re-interviewed 12 months after enrolment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with severe congenital anomalies, including severe neural tube defects and Down’s Syndrome

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Global Scale of Early Development (GSED) scoreTimepoint: Measured first when children are aged 6-24 months and then when they are 18-36 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mean weight for age z scores for childrenTimepoint: 12 months after recruitment;Parental stressTimepoint: 12 months after recruitment	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShibanand Rath

Ekjut

Shibanand.ekjut@gmail.com9437229651

Outcome results