ourishing the future: targeting infants and their caregivers to reduce undernutrition in rural China

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Iron deficiency anemia; Haematological Disorders; Iron deficiency anaemia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN44149146
• Lead Sponsor: Rural Education Action Program (REAP) (USA)

Brief Summary

2018 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29352304 results 2024 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17895-2 (added 12/02/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-04-15
• Study Completion: 2015-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 27 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1890

Inclusion Criteria

All babies aged 6-12 months (at the start of the study) in the sample areas in rural Shaanxi
Province

Exclusion Criteria

Babies outside of the age range 6-12 months at the start of the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Hemoglobin level, measured every 6 months using HemoCue 201+ fingerprick technology<br>2. Height and weight, measured every 6 months using WHO standard methodology<br>3. Cognitive development, measured by Bayley Scale of Infant Development (BSID) III test<br>4. Packet uptake rate, measured by monthly counts of empty nutritional packets and bi-annual List Randomization Technique (LRT) survey questions (to determine whether the caregiver respondent is lying about the number of packets fed to the infant participant)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Infant health, measured by a monthly survey of episodes of illness<br>2. Infant social emotional development, measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional (ASQ:SE)<br>3. Caregiver nutritional knowledge, measured by a nutritional quiz administered every 6 months over the course of the study