- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03689218
Evidence Generation Related to Stunting Prevention in Balochistan
Evidence Generation Related to Stunting Prevention Through Multisectoral Approaches Coupled With Appropriate Complementary Feeding Practices in Pishin, Balochistan
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
The World Food Programme (WFP) has signed MoU with Planning and Development Department of Balochistan in collaboration with Nutrition Cell and National Programme for Family Planning and Primary Health Care, Balochistan for the prevention of stunting. The Stunting Prevention interventions will contribute to revert the trends of chronic malnutrition among children less than 5 years of age. The intervention is coupled with plans to document the impact through credible evidence generation in collaboration with academic institute/s through a research based study in Pishin and Quetta Districts.
Balochistan is the most underdeveloped areas of Pakistan with a very poor health and nutrition situation. According to the National Nutrition Survey (NNS) 2011, the prevalence of stunting in Balochistan is 52% amongst the highest rates in the country. The prevalence of wasting in Balochistan is 16%, indicating a public health emergency. Women and children also suffer from some of the world's highest levels of vitamin and mineral deficiencies with maternal anaemia at 47% in Balochistan and Vitamin A deficiency in children at 74% in Balochistan.
Although a number of nutrition approaches and actions have been implemented in Pakistan at various times, there hasn't been a comprehensive approach to prevent under nutrition in general, and stunting specifically. WFP & MOH will be implementing the nutrition interventions, and this proposal is widely implemented/evaluated in Pakistan, so the project aims to contribute towards to fill the evidence gap for the prevention of stunting through multisectoral approaches coupled with appropriate complementary practices in Balochistan. The evidence base for undernutrition and stunting prevention globally is actually quite well established. There is existent evidence that points to the need to intervene during gestation and the first two years of life (1000 days) to prevent child undernutrition and its consequences. It suggests that investments in interventions during this window of opportunity are likely to have the greatest benefits.
The effectiveness of the project will be measured in terms of the impact of the proposed interventions on the stunting and nutritional outcomes in the target group (children and PLW). Given the conditions of project implementation, a mixed-methods study design including formative research, cross-sectional baseline & endline surveys, cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) and process evaluation would be appropriate to assess the impact of the intervention. The control clusters will receive routine public and private health services available in the area. The RCT will utilize the window of opportunity (1000 days from conception to 2 years) for addressing stunting in children under-two years. A cohort of children between the age of 6-12 month will also be enrolled in the study and will be followed up to the age of 24 months.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Balochistan
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Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, 87300
- District Pishin & Quetta
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Sindh
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Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 74800
- Aga Khan University
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women during 1-3 months of pregnancy
- Child age between 6-12 month at the time of enrollment
- Willing to participate in the study and provide informed consent
- Living in catchment area of LHW
Exclusion Criteria:
- More than 4 months of pregnancy
- More than 12 months of child age
- Not willing to participate in the study and unable provide informed consent
- Not living in catchment area of LHW
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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No Intervention: Control
The control arm will receive routine public and private health services available in the area.
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Experimental: Intervention
Pregnant women in intervention arm will receive 30 sachets of Maamta (Nutritious Food Supplement) during pregnancy and first six months of lactation.
Children 6-24 months of age will receive 30 sachets of Wawamum (Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement) every month during the study.
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Pregnant women will receive 30 sachets of Maamta during pregnancy and first six months of lactation.
Children 6-24 months will receive 30 sachets of Wawamum every month during the study.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Reduction in stunting in children at 24 months of age
Time Frame: 32 months
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10% reduction in stunting
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32 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Improvement in anemia during pregnancy
Time Frame: 9 months
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Improvement in anemia during pregnancy
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9 months
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Improvement in anemia in children
Time Frame: 18 months
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Improvement in anemia in children
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18 months
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Reduction in low birth weight
Time Frame: 9 months
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Reduction in low birth weight in newborns
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9 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sajid B Soofi, FCPS, MBBS, Aga Khan University
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- Stunting Study Balochistan
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
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