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Impact of parenting intervention on child feeding, early stimulation, and father's involvement in childcare in rural Malawi: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Impact of parenting intervention on child feeding, early stimulation, and father's involvement in childcare in rural Malawi: a cluster randomized controlled trial - Impact of parenting intervention on child feeding, early stimulation, and father's involvement in childcare in rural Malawi

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000048566
Enrollment
1424
Registered
2022-08-03
Start date
2022-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Caregiver with a child aged 6-23 months (mother and father)

Interventions

The mothers-only group will participate in the parenting intervention for 8 weeks. The intervention is designed using Behavior Change Communication (BCC) and positive affect induction. The parenti
s phone. BCC and all activities focus on the following topics: - Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) - Early stimulation &amp
responsive childcare - Co-parenting The fathers-only group will participate in the parenting intervention for 8 weeks. The intervention is designed using Behavior Change Communication (BCC) and posi
responsive childcare - Co-parenting The couples group will participate in the parenting intervention for 8 weeks. The intervention is designed using Behavior Change Communication (BCC) and positiv

Sponsors

The University of Tokyo
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Caregivers (mothers and fathers) aged 18 years old or above - Household having a child aged 6-23 months - A child having a mother as a primary caregiver living with a male partner - Father/ male partner living in a household with mother/child ten months out of the year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Caregivers who do not meet the inclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Child dietary diversity score Caregiver early stimulation Father's engagement in childcare

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Caregiver's infant and young child feeding (IYCF) knowledge

Countries

Africa

Contacts

Public ContactSuhyoon Choi

Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Department of Community and Global Health

sychoi@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp03-5841-3698

Outcome results

None listed

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