Effect of mobile application on children's undernutrition

Designing a mobile application for educating mothers of preschool children with undernutrition and comparing its efficacy with the usual method of clinical education on the level of knowledge, attitude and nutritional practices of mothers and nutritional status of children aged 2 to 6 years

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20140907019082N11

Enrollment

116

Registered

2022-02-19

Start date

2022-02-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-03-08

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Conditions

Undernutrition. Underweight

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: includes face-to-face instructions in the clinic and providing nutrition education mobile application. Intervention 2: Control group: Receive only in-clinic instruc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

2 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to participate in the study and signature of written consent by mothers Smartphone accessibility Being 2 to 6 years old confirmation of being malnourished and underweight using growth charts Mother's literacy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Reluctance to continue participation Having a specific disease that affects the results of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Weight for age z-score. Timepoint: Baseline and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Digital weighing scale and growth chart.;Weight for height z-score. Timepoint: Baseline and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Digital weighing scale, stadiometer and growth chart.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

abbasalizadm@tbzmed.ac.ir+98 413357580

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026