Community Development and Nutrition Education in Banke District, Nepal: Effect on Child Health and Growth
NCT ID: NCT03516396
Last Updated: 2020-07-15
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
1500 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-07-01
2019-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Heifer Project International is a globally active NGO with more than 400 projects in over 30 countries. The organization uses the introduction of livestock and related training in the development of social capital as tools for poverty alleviation, citizen empowerment, and community development. Heifer International recognizes the links between poverty, child malnutrition, and disease. However, improving economic indicators is not always sufficient to improve child outcomes. Thus, the organization now wishes to conduct a systematic assessment to evaluate the effects of introducing a child health and nutrition component into their work, and to clarify the links (if any) between social capital training and child growth and health. In doing so, Heifer International expects to develop a model which could be adapted for use in other regions of the world. The interaction of Heifer community development activities, specific child and family characteristics, and child health and nutritional status will also be explored.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SEQUENTIAL
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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Training Plus
Intervention: Community Development
Training plus enhanced community development activities
Training Plus
Training plus enhanced community development activities
Control
No inputs
No Inputs then Community development and training
No inputs for 24 months then add community development and training
Training Only
Intervention: Training
Training Only (livestock management and child nutrition)
Training Only
Training Only (livestock management and child nutrition) for 24 months then add community development inputs
Interventions
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Training Plus
Training plus enhanced community development activities
Training Only
Training Only (livestock management and child nutrition) for 24 months then add community development inputs
No Inputs then Community development and training
No inputs for 24 months then add community development and training
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* family agrees to enrollment
Exclusion Criteria
1 Month
12 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Heifer Project International
OTHER
Tufts University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Laurie Miller, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Principal Investigators
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Laurie C Miller, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Tufts University
References
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Miller LC, Neupane S, Joshi N, Lohani M, Rogers BL, Neupane S, Ghosh S, Webb P. Multisectoral community development in Nepal has greater effects on child growth and diet than nutrition education alone. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Jan;23(1):146-161. doi: 10.1017/S136898001900260X. Epub 2019 Sep 23.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol
Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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AID-OAA-L-1-00006
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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