Early Childhood Development: Identifying successful interventions and the mechanisms behind them

Completed

• Conditions: Early childhood interventions in developing countries, nutritional supplementation; psychosocial stimulation; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18991160
• Lead Sponsor: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (UK)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1500

Inclusion Criteria

1. Households eligible for the Colombian conditional cash transfer program 'Familias en Accion'
2. Aged between 12 and 24 months
3. Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children outside the 12-24 month age range at the start of the intervention
2. Children with serious congenital abnormalities
3. Twins

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Children?s motor and mental development measured using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, third edition.<br>2. Children?s nutritional status, measured by collecting height and weight, haemoglobin levels (using capillary blood specimens from finger prick samples), and children?s consumption of iron rich food

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Maternal depression measured using the 10-item CESD Scale. <br>2. Investigate the constraints that poor households face when making choices relevant to their children's development, and ultimately to investigate why the intervention works or not. We will do this by building a structural model using detailed socio-economic data at the household level.