Effect of pumpkin pulp-seed intake on children's nutritional status

Impact of intake of pumpkin-sorghum grain flour blend porridge on nutrient intake, vitamin A and iron status of children aged 36-47 months in Kitui County, Kenya

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN38407248

Enrollment

111

Registered

2023-04-12

Start date

2020-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-04-24

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Conditions

Prevention of malnutrition among children aged under 5 years Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

The study design is a cluster randomised trial. The study site Kitui County was purposely selected because it had the highest prevalence (46%) of malnutrition among under-five-year-old children in Ken

those that understood the study objectives and gave informed consent, and children who were normal or with moderate malnutrition. Those that had severe malnutrition were excluded from the study. Those

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Give informed consent and assent from the children 2. Moderately malnourished or healthy children 3. Caregivers allowing periodic home visits 4. Those with no plans of relocating from the study area during the six months of study and also those who had lived in the study location for more than 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those with severe malnutrition 2. Visibly very sick children 3. No consent from caregivers 4. Those on other nutritional support programs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Nutritional status of children fed either sorghum flour or sorghum grain-pumpkin flour blend porridge measured using biochemical methods baseline and endline (6 months)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Anthropometric indices measures included height, weight, age and sex, defined by WHO child growth standards (WHO, 2008), measured using participant's actual body measures at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 2. Dietary intake data measured using a participant self-reported 7-day food frequency questionnaire, 24-hour dietary recall questionnaire and dietary diversity questionnaire following the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO 2015) guidelines at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 3. Morbidity measured using morbidity study questionnaires (interviews) at baseline and every two weeks until the end of the study at 6 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Anthropometric indices measures included height, weight, age and sex, defined by WHO child growth standards (WHO, 2008), measured using participant's actual body measures at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 2. Dietary intake data measured using a participant self-reported 7-day food frequency questionnaire, 24-hour dietary recall questionnaire and dietary diversity questionnaire following the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO 2015) guidelines at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 3. Morbidity measured using morbidity study questionnaires (interviews) at baseline and every two weeks until the end of the study at 6 months

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Countries

Kenya

Outcome results

None listed

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