Risk factors of malnutrition and effectiveness of family based intervention program (FBIP) on nutritional status of children and knowledge and practices of mothers

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Identified mild to moderate malnourished children

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/01/030205
• Lead Sponsor: Pratiti Haldar

Brief Summary

In the present study, screening of nutritional status was done in children aged (1-3) years in selected sub centres.

The selected sub centres will be randomized into intervention and control group and the identified malnourished children in  intervention group (sub centres) will be given family based intervention program (educational program inclusive of teaching and demonstration and distribution of posters).

After 9 months the wait list control group will also be given intervention.

Knowledge and practices relating to nutrition of mothers of identified malnourished children will be assessment during 1st month, 3rd month and 6th month for both intervention and control group.

Weight, height and MUAC will checked in identified malnourished children 3rd month, 6th month and 9th month for both intervention and control group.



Nutritional status of children in the age (1-3) years was assessed and the mothers of identified malnourished children were randomized into intervention and control group.

Family based intervention was delivered to the mothers (educational program inclusive of teaching and demonstration and distribution of posters) of intervention group in the month of February 2021 and first week of March 2021.

At one month post test was conducted in both the intervention and control group in  month of April.

Followed by which follow up visit was done in the month of June (3rd month), September (6th month) and December 2021 (9th Month).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-11-01
• Study Completion: 2021-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Phase I & II 1.Children belonging to the age group of one to three years and having mild to moderate malnutrition.
• 2.Availability of the children at the time of data collection 3.Mothers who are willing to participate in the study.
• 4.Mothers who will be able to understand Hindi language.

Exclusion Criteria

• Phase II: 1.Mothers who are mentally challenged.
• 2.Children having congenital deformities like mal absorption syndrome, celiac diseases and lactose intolerance, down syndrome and pierre robin syndrome, cleft lip and cleft palate, tracheoesophageal fistula, congenital dysplasia of hip and cerebral palsy.
• 3.Children with severe malnutrition or undergoing any kind of treatment for malnutrition.
• 4.Children who are not staying with biological mother.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nutritional status	3 month | 6 month | 9 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge and Practices related to Nutrition of mothers	1 month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Haldwani block; 🇮🇳 Nainital, UTTARANCHAL, India

Haldwani block

🇮🇳Nainital, UTTARANCHAL, India

Pratiti Haldar

Principal investigator

8909383535

beliealwz@gmail.com