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Investigating the effect of food frequency on children's growth

Surveying the effects of increasing meals frequency intake on the growth of 2-5 year old children with failure to thrive

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230820059190N2
Enrollment
64
Registered
2023-09-03
Start date
2023-09-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-10-16

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Conditions

Failure to thrive. Other lack of expected normal physiological development

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: A group of underweight or low weight for height children who receive 5 or more meals a day. Intervention 2: Control group: A group of underweight or low weight for

Sponsors

Yasouj University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
24 Months to 60 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 2-5 years old child suffering from low weight for age and low weight for height First refer

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: receiving drug and dietary supplements Previous visit and receiving previous dietary advice

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Weight for age. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, two weeks and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Weight measurement with an accurate scale with an accuracy of 0.1 kg.;Weight for height. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, two weeks and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Measuring weight with an accurate scale with an accuracy of 0.1 kg and height with a caliper with an accuracy of 0.5 cm.;Body Mass index. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, and a month after the intervention. Method of measurement: The ratio of weight in kilograms to the square of height in meters.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactjanmohamad Malekzadeh

Yasouj University of Medical Sciences

malekjmd@gmail.com+98 74 3322 3505

Outcome results

None listed

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