Malnutrition, Child
Conditions
Keywords
Stunting, Eggs, diarrhea, complementary foods
Brief summary
The study is a prospective community-cluster non-randomized trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of a program that will provide 30-day egg vouchers to mothers of 6 to 24 month-old children living in rural areas of Intibucá, Honduras.
Interventions
OTHEREgg vouchers
30-day egg vouchers will be provided monthly, in addition to standard of care.
OTHERStandard of Care
Participants will continue to receive the standard of care. No egg vouchers.
Sponsors
Georgia Southern University
Shoulder to Shoulder
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Masking description
The principal investigator and statistician will be blinded to the treatment group.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 24 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy children ages 6 to 24 months at the time the study begins * No cerebral palsy, birth defect or condition that may affect their growth or development. * Children living in the department of Intibucá, Honduras
Exclusion criteria
* Children from families that are considering leaving the region within the next 12 months * Known egg allergy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in Length/Height-for-age z-scores (zHAZ) from baseline at 6 months | 6 months | Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards |
| Changes in Length/Height-for-age z-scores (zHAZ) from baseline at 12 months | Change from baseline zHAZ at 12 months | Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in the prevalence of stunting from baseline at 6 months | 6 months | Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards (zHAZ \<-2) |
| Changes in the prevalence of stunting from baseline at 12 months | 12 months | Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards (zHAZ \<-2) |
| Changes in the prelavence of underweight (Weight-for-age z-score <-2) from baseline at 6 months | 6 months | Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards |
| Changes in the prelavence of underweight (Weight-for-age z-score <-2) from baseline at 12 months | 12 months | Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards |
| Assessment of rapid weight gain after 6 months of intervention | 6 months | Defined as a zBMI upward percentile crossing (\>+0.67 SD) Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards |
| Assessment of rapid weight gain after 12 months of intervention | 12 months | Defined as a zBMI upward percentile crossing (\>+0.67 SD) Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards |
| Changes in the prevalence of diarrhea from baseline at 12 months | 12 months | Defined as three or more liquid or semisolid stools in 24 hours |
| Changes in the prevalence of Respiratory symptoms from baseline at 12 months | 12 months | Defined as reported presence of cough, or nasal congestion, or ear ache, or sore throat in the last 7 days. |
| Changes in the prevalence of Respiratory infections from baseline at 12 months | baseline and 12 months | Defined as reported presence of fever + any of the following symptoms: cough, or nasal congestion, or ear ache, or sore throat in the last 7 days |
| Changes in the food insecurity scores from baseline at 6 months | 6 months | Measured using the 2012 Latin American and Caribbean scale of Food insecurity (Escala Latinoamercana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria) |
| Changes in the food insecurity scores from baseline at 12 months | 12 months | Measured using the 2012 Latin American and Caribbean scale of Food insecurity (Escala Latinoamercana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria) |
| Changes in the dietary diversity scores from baseline at 6 months | 6 months | Measured using the frequency of intake survey from the 2012 Latin American and Caribbean scale of Food insecurity (Escala Latinoamercana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria) |
| Changes in the dietary diversity scores from baseline at 12 months | 12 months | Measured using the frequency of intake survey from the 2012 Latin American and Caribbean scale of Food insecurity (Escala Latinoamercana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria) |
Countries
Honduras
Contacts
CONTACTAna Palacios, MD, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAna Palacios, MD, PhD
Indiana University, Bloomington
Outcome results
None listed