Investigating the effect of nutrition education on improving growth indicators and food intake in 7-12 year old children suffering from malnutrition

Investigating the effect of nutritional education based on the precede-Proceed model and according to the food basket introduced by the Ministry of Health on improving the growth indicators and food intake of malnourished children aged 7-12 years

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20181111041611N7

Enrollment

254

Registered

2023-07-25

Start date

2023-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-21

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Conditions

Malnutrition. Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition

Interventions

Intervention group: 127 children aged 7 to 12 suffering from malnutrition in the city of Kermanshah who have been subjected to the intervention of an educational program that, according to the informa

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to cooperate Suffering from mild, moderate and severe levels of malnutrition Children's age ranges from 7 to 12 years Not using vitamin and mineral supplements Not having underlying, genetic diseases Absence of acute digestive and respiratory infections, acute-chronic renal failure, attention deficit

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to continue cooperation Hospitalization Accidents

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Scores of predisposing factors including (score of awareness, attitude and self-efficacy), strengthening and enabling factors. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: PRECEDE questionnaire.;Height-for-age. Timepoint: before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: WHO height-for-age chart.;Weight-for-age. Timepoint: before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: WHO weight-for-age chart.;BMI for age. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: BMI chart for age WHO.;Food intake. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Food record questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Scores of predisposing factors including (score of awareness, attitude and self-efficacy), strengthening and enabling factors. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: PRECEDE questionnaire.;Height-for-age. Timepoint: before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: WHO height-for-age chart.;Weight-for-age. Timepoint: before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: WHO weight-for-age chart.;BMI for age. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: BMI chart for age WHO.;Food intake. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Food record questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehnoosh Samadi

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

mehnoosh_samadi@yahoo.com+98 83 3710 2009

Outcome results

None listed

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