Canned Herring for Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition During the Early Rainy Season in Rural Guinea-Bissau

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Undernutrition; Malnutrition

• Registration Number: NCT02496247
• Lead Sponsor: Global Food & Nutrition Inc.

Brief Summary

This study will test the effectiveness of a weekly village distribution of canned herring for prevention of malnutrition in children aged 2-5 years old during a food-insecure time of the year in rural villages in Guinea-Bissau. The study will use community health workers to conduct the herring distribution, making this a test that will provide valuable information on what could become a practical food aid supplementation practice. The primary study hypothesis is that distribution of canned herring as a weekly food supplement to families with young children at the beginning of the rainy season will prevent a seasonal decrease in weight-for-age Z-score (primary variable) of children with mild to moderate malnutrition at baseline.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-30
• Study Start: 2015-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-07-10
• Study First Posted: 2015-07-14
• Primary Completion: 2015-08
• Study Completion: 2015-08
• Status Verified: 2016-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 2016-02-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

• Village leaders willing to allow the study to take place in their village
• Village must have community health workers who are willing to do the weekly distribution of herring to enrolled families and are able to keep the necessary records documenting the distribution.
• Children age 2-5 currently living in a selected village
• Parents willing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• There are no eligibility exclusions for this study.
• If a child is identified with severe malnutrition at the baseline measurement, the family will be advised to take the child for treatment rather than participate in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in weight-for-age Z-score	baseline, 8-10 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
weight	baseline, 8-10 weeks
height	baseline, 8-10 weeks
height-for-age Z-score	baseline, 8-10 weeks
mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) measurement	baseline, 8-10 weeks	measurement of circumference of the mid upper arm