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Efficacy of a strategy combining the promotion of responsive feeding with the daily consumption of a fortified cereal-based blend to reduce anemia, micronutrient deficiencies and stunting in infants from Amparafaravola District, Madagascar

Efficacy of a strategy combining the promotion of responsive feeding with the daily consumption of a fortified cereal-based blend to reduce anemia, micronutrient deficiencies and stunting in infants from Amparafaravola District, Madagascar

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR201906819960554
Enrollment
800
Registered
2019-06-27
Start date
2019-03-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Paediatrics

Interventions

Fortified Complementary Food
Responsive feeding
Fortified complementary food plus responsive feeding
control

Sponsors

Europeaid
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Infant between 6 and 7 months of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - chronic disease requiring medical treatment - Genetic disorders affecting growth of the child

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Iron status as measured by serum ferritin and sTfR concentrations;vitamin A status as measured by RBP concentrations;thiamine status ;amount of fortified complementary food consumed—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
increments in length expressed in cm and in HAZ-scores;cognitive development of the infants;morbidity of the infants during the trial;intestinal parasite prevalence;weight gain expressed in kg and WAZ scores and Weight-for-height z-scores;infant feeding practices—

Countries

Madagascar

Contacts

Public ContactFrank Wieringa

Senior Researcher

franck.wieringa@ird.fr+33679580912

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026