Can crèche provision, counselling and participatory women’s groups reduce undernutrition in children aged up to 3 years in eastern India?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Child undernutrition: wasting (primary outcome), stunting, underweight; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN89911047
• Lead Sponsor: Ekjut

Brief Summary

2019 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31319828/ (added 13/09/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-03-30
• Study Start: 2019-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 March 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9336

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children aged 0-36 months living in the study areas and their caregivers
2. Clusters are purposely selected geographic areas comprising 8-10 contiguous villages covering a population of 4000-5000.A total of 30 clusters were selected for the study, spread across five blocks (an administrative unit of around 100,000 population).

Exclusion Criteria

Did not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified