Identifying the effects of a complementary feeding guideline which has an emphasis on meat consumption, growth and breast milk intake in infants in Bogota, Colombia
Completed
- Conditions
- utrition in infantsNutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN57733004
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College London (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
1. Full term healthy children (>= 37 weeks)
2. Birth weight more than 2500g
3. Infant exclusively or predominantly breastfed at 4 months and planning to continue breastfeeding until 12 months
Exclusion Criteria
1. Preterm children (gestational age <37 weeks)
2. Children with congenital and chronic diseases
3. Children with anaemia (Hb<110g/dl) or infections at the time of randomisation
4. Birth weight < 2500g
5. Children who are Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive
6. Infants whose mothers are likely to move from the area of the study in the short term
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Iron and zinc status at 12 months<br>2. Growth between 6 to 12 months: <br>2.1. Change in weight for length <br>2.2. Change in length for age SDS <br>3. Motor development at 12 months based on the WHO children's motor development (six gross motor milestones)<br>4. Energy and nutrient intake, including breast milk intake from 6 to 12 months in a sub-sample (measured at 6, 8,10 and 12 months)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Mothers' opinions (in terms of acceptability and affordability) of the complementary feeding guidelines<br>2. Serum retinol as a safety outcome in the intervention group