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Employing general practitioners for delivering a child development package in Pakistan

A sustainable public-private partnership for delivering integrated child development care in Pakistan: a clustered randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN48032200
Enrollment
2200
Registered
2014-12-31
Start date
2015-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-12-10

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

Conditions

Child development, maternal depression, child nutrition Not Applicable

Interventions

Intervention arm: 1. Developing context-sensitive intervention products through TWG (including guidelines, training and counseling tool) 2. Mapping and

Sponsors

Grand Challenges Canada
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All mother-infant dyads =1 month of full-term (=36 weeks) delivery within catchment area (no migration during tenure of trial)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Child known to have congenital abnormality, history of delayed cry or seizures, cretinism, low birth weight <2500 g, death of either mother or child

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in the percentage of early childhood development delays through the context-sensitive packages delivered. The primary outcomes will be measured according to the baseline i.e one month after delivery (infants less than or equal to one month of age; infant development, nutrition and maternal mental health will be assessed at this point). Subsequent measurements will be made at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and endline at the 12th month.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Decrease in the prevalence of maternal depression through counseling 2. Decrease in the prevalence of stunting through nutrition counseling The secondary outcomes will be measured according to the baseline i.e one month after delivery (infants less than or equal to one month of age; infant development, nutrition and maternal mental health will be assessed at this point). Subsequent measurements will be made at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and endline at the 12th month.

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026