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Employing public health facilities for delivering early child development package in two districts of Pakistan named Rawalpindi and Lahore

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Early child development, maternal health, child nutrition
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN14396904
Lead Sponsor
Grand Challenges Canada
Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://dx.doi.org/10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94156 (added 27/10/2022) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37903571/ (added 21/11/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
804
Inclusion Criteria

All mother-child dyads with 1 year old children within catchment area (no migration during tenure of trial)

Exclusion Criteria

1. All the mother-child dyads with children aged more or less than 1 year
2. Death of either mother or child
3. Non-residents
4. Child known to have congenital abnormality, history of delayed cry or seizures, cretinism

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Child development, assessed using the ASQ-3 questionnaire at baseline and 24 months of age
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Use of reversible contraception in the registered mothers, measured using questionnaire at 24 months of age<br> 2. Child anthropometric measurements (height and weight) at baseline and 24 months of age<br> 3. Maternal mental health, assessed using PHQ-9, GAD-7 and WHO mhGAP based questions at baseline and 24 months of age<br>
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