Mobile nutrition units for reducing global acute malnutrition in hard-to-reach communities in Gombe State, Nigeria

Mobile nutrition units for reducing global acute malnutrition in hard-to-reach communities in Gombe state: a controlled before-and-after study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN62477542

Enrollment

1510

Registered

2026-06-19

Start date

2022-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Global acute malnutrition (GAM) in children aged 6–59 months

Interventions

A two-arm controlled before-after study with randomized assignment of two Local Government Areas (LGAs). Dukku LGA (intervention) receives mobile nutrition units (motorbike-based) providing counsellin

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

15 Years to 49 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Women aged 15–49 years 2. Women with at least one child aged 6–59 months 3. Women facing economic disadvantage (low-income housewives) 4. Women with limited access to nutritional micronutrients 5. Residing in selected hard-to-reach settlements in Dukku or Nafada LGA, Gombe State, Nigeria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Women without a child aged 6–59 months 2. Women who do not provide informed consent 3. Participants who have resided in the selected communities for less than 6 weeks at time of enrolment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) among children aged 6–59 months measured using mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measured in mm; GAM defined as MUAC <125 mm (moderate + severe); at baseline (month 0) and endline (month 12)	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactEric Aigbogun

eric.aigbogun@solinagroup.com+234 (0)7035313368

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026