- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02786368
Scale up of Enhanced Homestead Food Production in Cambodia
Scale up of Enhanced Homestead Food Production for Improved Household Food Security and Nutrition in Cambodia
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Cambodia's economy has improved remarkably in the last decade, yet 80% of households experience some form of poverty, and 20% are severely impoverished. Food insecurity and its sequelae remain a problem, especially among rural farmers. As a solution Helen Keller International (HKI) implements a Enhanced Homestead Food Production (EHFP) model in Cambodia. EHFP, focusing on women farmers, fosters year-round environmentally sustainable production of nutrient-rich fruits, vegetables and animal-source foods. The program provides initial farming inputs coupled with technical assistance, nutrition education, and training on marketing and gender equity.
In 2012, HKI together with the University of British Columbia (UBC), conducted a 22-month randomized control trial of EHFP, known as 'Fish on Farms'. Using HKI's approach, 900 women farmers were randomized to three groups: 1) plant-based EHFP; 2) EHFP plus fishponds; or 3) a control. Remarkably, in less than two years working with women farmers, Fish on Farms established 300 fishponds and 600 gardens. In the fishponds, small nutrient-rich fish were raised for household consumption and larger fish were raised for consumption or sale. After two years, households in both EHFP arms saw improvements in food production, income generation, food security, dietary diversity, and dietary intake of certain micronutrients relative to the control. However, the randomized-control trial (RCT) approach did have a number of issues, and gaps that need to be addressed were identified. Attrition was high, perhaps in part because of better opportunities for women, but also because women were not given a choice in the type of HFP activity to participate in. Further, the project provided many inputs for free so the women were not as invested as they might have otherwise been. Other issues identified were a lack of market access for sale of produce and fish, gender inequities, and a need to better capture the seasonality of food production and consumption at the household level.
Building on lessons learned from the pilot study (Fish on Farms), this pragmatic delayed-intervention cluster randomized control study includes rigorous monitoring of production throughout the agricultural cycle as well as multiple 24-hour dietary recalls with improved methodology and frequency to better capture dietary intake. Women are self-selecting to participate, and are provided access to micro-credit institutions or other cost-sharing options so that women have a greater financial stake in EHFP leading to more successful farmers. Participants will also able to select from more EHFP options that include home gardens, poultry and fish.
The ultimate goal of the program is to provide evidence of an integrated model of EHFP that has scalability and sustainability to improve the livelihoods of Cambodians and possibly the larger region.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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British Columbia
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T1Z4
- Timothy D Green
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women of reproductive age (15-49 y)
- Child aged 6 - 59 months
- Demonstrate a willingness to cost-share on EHFP inputs
- Have suitable land for Enhanced Homestead Food Production activities
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not meeting the above inclusion criteria
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Other: Control group
For year one, this arm will receive no intervention.
Usual agriculture production and income will be assessed monthly for one year.
Additionally, every season (twice yearly), household food security and usual dietary intake of woman of reproductive age (WRA) and their child aged 6-59 mo will also be collected.
After one year of implementation, this group will be offered the Enhanced Homestead Food Production package fully subsidized, as well as training on nutrition, WASH, gender and business/marketing.
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A comparison group; no intervention for year 1, EHFP after 1 year of program implementation.
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Experimental: EHFP group
Households will receive training and inputs for an Enhanced Homestead Food Production (EHFP) package.
Participants will also receive educational components through inter-personal behavioural change communication on nutrition (Essential Nutrition Actions), Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), gender, and business/marketing.
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Intervention group: training; inputs cost-sharing for EHFP activities.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Difference in mean intake of zinc
Time Frame: Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Sample size was calculated to detect a difference in zinc and vitamin A intake between any two groups, with 80% power and alpha of 0.05, assuming a 30% attrition.
Measured by 24 hour dietary recall surveys with repeat recalls on a sub-set of the sample in order to adjust for intra-individual variations in intake and provide an estimate of usual intake.
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Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Difference in mean intake of vitamin A
Time Frame: Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age aand the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Sample size was calculated to detect a difference in zinc and vitamin A intake between any two groups, with 80% power and alpha of 0.05, assuming a 30% attrition.
Measured by 24 hour dietary recall surveys with repeat recalls on a sub-set of the sample in order to adjust for intra-individual variations in intake and provide an estimate of usual intake.
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Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age aand the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Household food security
Time Frame: Baseline (2016) through to study completion, on average 2 years
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Measured with a questionnaire to calculate the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale score.
Unit: percentage of households.
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Baseline (2016) through to study completion, on average 2 years
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Women's empowerment / gender equity
Time Frame: Baseline (2016) through to study completion, on average 2 years
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Measured by questionnaire using the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) household decision-making on production and use of money modules.
Percentage of women over a calculated score.
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Baseline (2016) through to study completion, on average 2 years
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Incremental net monetary benefit
Time Frame: Monthly for 1 year
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The economic evaluation of the program will take the form of a cost-benefit analysis from the perspective of the project.
Costs will be determined from HKI's budget sheets and input use (resource use) reported by study participants monthly.
Benefits will be measured in terms of total kilograms of each variety of food produced over a 12 month period (collected every month) and monetized using local market values that are collected every month.
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Monthly for 1 year
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WASH practices
Time Frame: Baseline (2016) through to study completion, on average 2 years
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Using questionnaire on knowledge, percentage of women giving adequate answer.
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Baseline (2016) through to study completion, on average 2 years
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Difference in mean energy intake
Time Frame: Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Measured by 24 hour dietary recall surveys with repeat recalls on a sub-set of the sample in order to adjust for intra-individual variations in intake and provide an estimate of usual intake.
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Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Difference in mean protein intake
Time Frame: Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Measured by 24 hour dietary recall surveys with repeat recalls on a sub-set of the sample in order to adjust for intra-individual variations in intake and provide an estimate of usual intake.
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Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Difference in mean fat intake
Time Frame: Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Measured by 24 hour dietary recall surveys with repeat recalls on a sub-set of the sample in order to adjust for intra-individual variations in intake and provide an estimate of usual intake.
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Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Difference in mean riboflavin intake
Time Frame: Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Measured by 24 hour dietary recall surveys with repeat recalls on a sub-set of the sample in order to adjust for intra-individual variations in intake and provide an estimate of usual intake.
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Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Difference in mean thiamin intake
Time Frame: Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Measured by 24 hour dietary recall surveys with repeat recalls on a sub-set of the sample in order to adjust for intra-individual variations in intake and provide an estimate of usual intake.
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Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Difference in mean iron intake
Time Frame: Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Measured by 24 hour dietary recall surveys with repeat recalls on a sub-set of the sample in order to adjust for intra-individual variations in intake and provide an estimate of usual intake.
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Measurements will be made for women of reproductive age and the youngest child in the household (> 6 mo < 60 mo) at baseline and ~ 7 months later
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Other Study ID Numbers
- H15-00720
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