Clinical trial NCT02136966: Joint Infant and Young Child Nutrition Program and Malnutrition Prevention
Official title: Joint Infant and Young Child Nutrition Program in Burkina Faso : Impact Evaluation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Growth Failure
Good Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices
Lead sponsor: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
Collaborators: name: Micronutrient Initiative
name: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
name: Terre des Hommes
First posted: 2014-05-13
Enrollment: 2212
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 23
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Study title: Joint Infant and young children nutrition program in Burkina Faso: Impact evaluation Hypothesis: The fortification of complementary foods associated with a counseling on feeding practices for infants and young children prevents malnutrition in 6-23 months-old children.

Objective: to assess the effectiveness of a promotional care package in preventing malnutrition among children aged 6-23 months.

Detailed description: The 'Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)', in collaboration with Micronutrient Initiative (MI), the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) Antwerp (Belgium), and the Health District of Tougan, will conduct a study to assess the effectiveness of a promotional package in the prevention and management of malnutrition among children aged 6-23 months.

This promotional package includes:

1. A monthly follow-up sessions promoting growth in which detailed advice on feeding practices infant and young child feeding (IYCF) will be given to the mothers of children 6-23 months . These behavioral change informations be developed based on the rapid assessment of practices and foods available in the community and adaptation of the WHO manual.
2. The distribution of micronutrient powders (MNP) (15 micronutrients) to mothers of children 6-23 months of age for home fortification of complementary foods
3. Intensive counseling sessions and cooking demonstrations every two weeks for moderately malnourished children . Cooking demonstrations will include instructions on adding micronutrient powders and oil to meals .

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Mothers of 6 to 23 months old children
* Reside in the study area
* Accept to use MNP

Exclusion Criteria:

* Mothers of children aged less than 6 months or more than 23 months.
* Refusal

Primary outcomes:
measure: Proportion of children with Weight-for-height and/or Height-for-age ZScore <-2
timeFrame: 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Proportion of mothers who can describe at least 3 best practices about IYCN
timeFrame: 3, 6 and 12 months
Other outcomes:
measure: Number of children with adverse events as a safety measure of the use of Micronutrient Powder for food fortification at home
timeFrame: 1 year
Locations:
city: Ouagadougou
country: Burkina Faso
facility: LANOU Hermann Bienou
state: Kadiogo
Study officials:
affiliation: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
name: Hermann Lanou, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Lanou HB, Osendarp SJM, Argaw A, De Polnay K, Ouedraogo C, Kouanda S, Kolsteren P. Micronutrient powder supplements combined with nutrition education marginally improve growth amongst children aged 6-23 months in rural Burkina Faso: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Matern Child Nutr. 2019 Oct;15(4):e12820. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12820. Epub 2019 Jun 10.