Employing public health facilities for delivering early child development package in two districts of Pakistan named Rawalpindi and Lahore

Integrated ECD care of 13 – 24 month olds at public health facilities in two selected districts of Punjab, Pakistan

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14396904

Enrollment

768

Registered

2017-10-17

Start date

2017-10-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-12-04

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Conditions

Early child development, maternal health, child nutrition Not Applicable

Interventions

The list of all the Tehsil Head Quarters and Rural Health Centers was gathered for two districts. Among these, the facilities of Gujarkhan district (Rawalpindi) were excluded because of ongoing WHO mh

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All mother-child dyads with 1 year old children within catchment area (no migration during tenure of trial)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. All the mother-child dyads with children aged more or less than 1 year 2. Death of either mother or child 3. Non-residents 4. Child known to have congenital abnormality, history of delayed cry or seizures, cretinism

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Child development, assessed using the ASQ-3 questionnaire at baseline and 24 months of age	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Use of reversible contraception in the registered mothers, measured using questionnaire at 24 months of age 2. Child anthropometric measurements (height and weight) at baseline and 24 months of age 3. Maternal mental health, assessed using PHQ-9, GAD-7 and WHO mhGAP based questions at baseline and 24 months of age	—

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

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