Evaluation of Integrating MIYCN Interventions in Existing CGPP of PCI

Evaluation of Integrating Selected MIYCN Interventions in Existing Polio Eradication Platform of Project Concern International (PCI) in UP

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03368885

Enrollment

2590

Registered

2017-12-11

Start date

2017-12-01

Completion date

2018-12-24

Last updated

2019-05-01

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Conditions

Polio

Keywords

MIYCN -Maternal Infant Young Child Nutrition, CGPP - Core Group Polio Project, A&T- Alive and Thrive, PCI- Project Concern International, UP- Uttar Pradesh, VHSNC -Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Committee, CMC- Community Mobilization Coordinator

Brief summary

The study has two arms; both experimental and control areas will receive standard interventions given under polio eradication program of PCI. Participants in the experimental arm receive additional interventions on nutrition (improve diet diversity in pregnant women and children of 6-23 months) for exact 12 months. The study includes awareness generation (regarding nutrition) through community mobilization, counseling and capacity building of community mobilization.

Detailed description

The experimental arm will receive the following interventions: 1. Interpersonal communication (IPC) to reach target women (Women in their 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy and women with 6-23 months old child) to deliver messages on maternal nutrition package and complementary feeding through home visits made by Community Mobilization Coordinator (CMC). 2. Expanded community mobilization involving key influencers in family like husbands and mothers -in-law and community opinion leaders, religious leaders, Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committee (VHSNC) members. The aims are to improve awareness, shift norms and perceptions, engage husbands and local opinion leaders to promote healthy behaviour practices related to maternal nutrition and complementary feeding. 3. Strategic use of data to design a context-specific program and track the progress of the program with regards to impact on social norms and behaviors at household/community level and demonstrate the feasibility of integrating select MIYCN interventions in polio eradication platforms. 4. Convergence: The convergence will mainly focus on three Cs - maintain consistency, avoid conflict and enhance cooperation. This will aid in passing consistent MIYCN messages to the target community and ensure effective teamwork, collaboration and mutual support

Interventions

OTHERMaternal dietary diversity

Counsel pregnant women for proper dietary intake and create awareness among family members and community to support her on maternal nutrition

OTHERDiet diversity in complementary feeding

Counsel mothers of children of 6-23 months on diet diversity in complementary feeding by demonstration during home-visits and seek support from father and family members

OTHERExclusive Breast Feeding

Counselling on exclusive breast feeding among children under 6 months-Provide information to mothers of children of 3-6 months for exclusive breast feeding through home visits, and mothers meetings

OTHERCommunity mobilization

Engagement of local/religious leader, husbands to support diet diversity for pregnant women and doctors and fathers to support diet diversity for complementary feeding

OTHERCapacity Building

Capacity Building-Training of Community mobilization coordinator and mentoring for knowledge enhancement on nutrition for pregnant women and children below 2 years

OTHERUse of existing platforms VHSND

Convergence- Strengthen Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Day for creating awareness on diet diversity for maternal nutrition and complementary feeding

OTHERStrategic use of data

Strategic use of data-Data analysis for concurrent monitoring,planning and decision making to improve the performance of CMCs

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

15 Years to 49 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

For Community * • Women aged 15-49 years * Willing and able to provide consent * Women in 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy and / or * Women with children aged 6-23 months For CMC * Women aged 18+ * Currently appointed a CMC in a selected HRA * Willing and able to provide consent

Exclusion criteria

* Women in first trimester of pregnancy * Women whose index child (youngest child, between 6-23 months of age) is not her biological child * Women whose index child is not currently living with the mother

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Dietary Diversity in Maternal Nutrition	12 months	Percentage of Women in their 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy from targeted households who consumed food from at least 5 specific nutrient rich food groups out of 10 defined food groups.
Minimum Dietary Diversity in Complementary Feeding	12 months	Percentage of children 6-23 months of age from targeted households who receive foods from 4 or more food groups (separately for breastfed and non-breastfed children)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Timely Introduction of Complementary Feeding	12 months	Percentage of children 6-23 months of age who were initiated with complementary feeding in their seventh month.

Countries

India

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026