Specialist health visitor intervention for failure to thrive

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN81276508

Enrollment

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1994-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Other nutritional, metabolic and endocrine disease Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Lack of expected normal physiological development

Interventions

Conventional care vs conventional care plus specialist home visiting for 12 months

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children referred to a failure to thrive clinic - aged 4-30 months and weight below third centile, or deceleration in weight gain over two centile channels

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Chronic illness affecting growth 2. Parents non-english speakers

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Growth 2. Eating difficulties 3. Diet 4. Health service utilitilization including hospital admission 5. Maternal mental health	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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