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Nourishing the future: targeting infants and their caregivers to reduce undernutrition in rural China

Nourishing the future: targeting infants and their caregivers to reduce undernutrition in rural China - a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN44149146
Enrollment
1890
Registered
2013-04-15
Start date
2013-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Iron deficiency anemia Haematological Disorders Iron deficiency anaemia

Interventions

Control Group: No intervention. Treatment Group 1: Free Supplement Arm Families in the Free Supplement Arm will receive the following interventions: - An in-depth nutritional training campaign, teachi

Sponsors

Rural Education Action Program (REAP) (USA)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All babies aged 6-12 months (at the start of the study) in the sample areas in rural Shaanxi Province

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Babies outside of the age range 6-12 months at the start of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Hemoglobin level, measured every 6 months using HemoCue 201+ fingerprick technology 2. Height and weight, measured every 6 months using WHO standard methodology 3. Cognitive development, measured by Bayley Scale of Infant Development (BSID) III test 4. Packet uptake rate, measured by monthly counts of empty nutritional packets and bi-annual List Randomization Technique (LRT) survey questions (to determine whether the caregiver respondent is lying about the number of packets fed to the infant participant)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Infant health, measured by a monthly survey of episodes of illness 2. Infant social emotional development, measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional (ASQ:SE) 3. Caregiver nutritional knowledge, measured by a nutritional quiz administered every 6 months over the course of the study

Countries

China, United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026