Do food supplementation and play-based stimulation benefit the development of undernourished children?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Child development in stunted children (height-for-age < -2SD of reference values)Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN31299262
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of the West Indies
- Brief Summary
1991 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1676083 (added 06/12/2019) 1991 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1897471 (added 06/12/2019) 1993 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8465379 (added 06/12/2019)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 128
Inclusion Criteria
1. Height-for-age below -2SD of NCHS reference values
2. Age 9-24 months
3. Weight-for-height below median of NCHS reference values
4. Standard of housing and maternal education below defined levels
Exclusion Criteria
1. Twins
2. Birth weight equal to or below 1.8 kg
3. Significant mental or physical disability
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Child development measured with the Griffiths Scales of mental development on enrollment at age 9-24 months and every 6 months for two years. Overall developmental quotient and 4 subscales
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Growth measured using standard anthropometry (height, weight, head circumference, triceps and subscapular skinfold) on enrolment and every 6 months for 2 years<br> 2. Home stimulation measured with HOME (home observation for measurement of the environment) on enrolment and at the end of the trial (24 months later)<br> 3. Morbidity measured by maternal recall weekly for 2 years<br>