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Randomized controlled trial to study the effect of nutritional intervention from farm to feeding on gestational weight gain, anemia and child nutritio

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Paediatrics
Nutritional: Gestational period weight gain, Anemia and Child Nutrional status
Registration Number
PACTR201804003012418
Lead Sponsor
Haramaya University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria

All amenorrhic mothers for at least 3 months will be screened for pregnancy by HCG test by trained midwives with the help of health extension workers in their respective households.
U/S will be used to estimate appropriate gestational age
Then, pregnant mothers in their first trimester (the first three months) will be included for the study
Pregnant mothers who are not planning to move in the next two years will be invited to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

High risk pregnancy according to the WHO (Age <16 or >40 years);
Known medical and obstetrics conditions that can affect nutritional status which exist before pregnancy
New-borns from the follow-up groups with prematurity, LBW, and congenital anomalies that can affect nutritional statu

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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