Health and development effectiveness of integrated home-based interventions in rural Andean communities: a randomised trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections and early child development; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN26548981
• Lead Sponsor: niversidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32241260 results (added 06/04/2020) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35668472/ (added 07/06/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-12-31
• Study Start: 2018-01-15
• Last Update Posted: 20 June 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 317

Inclusion Criteria

Families eligible for the trial must comply with all of the following at recruitment:
1. Have at least one child <20 months living in the home
2. Use solid fuels as main energy source for cooking/heating
3. Have access to piped water in the yard or the community where the kitchen connections can be made
4. Do not plan to move within the next 24 months

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participate in the Peruvian national programme on early child development (PNCM)
2. The child has any congenital or chronic disease
3. Refusal to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Diarrhoea incidence: cases recorded weekly during 12 months of follow-up with a paper-based questionnaire using the WHO protocol/definition of diarrhoea (at least three loose stools passed within 24 hours)<br> 2. Age standardized mean score of psychomotoric assessment: cognitive, language and motor development will be assessed twice, at baseline and end of study in children <3 years of age. The assessment will be carried out by trained local fieldworkers and trained psychologists using nationally and internationally standardised validated and comparable tools. ECD status is measured with a Peruvian validated tool (ESDI) at the baseline and end of study and with an international validate tool (Bayley Scales of Infant Development) at the end of study.<br>