Combined Nutrition and Parenting Study
ConditionEarly Childhood Development (ECD)
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-30
SponsorUniversity of South Carolina
About this trial
This study aims to evaluate whether early childhood development is improved by a bundled set of interventions that promote responsive stimulation and improved nutrition by the provision of eggs and dried fish (nutrient-dense animal source foods), and whether, in combination, these stimulation and nutrition interventions are more effective than responsive stimulation or food provision alone.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Resides in selected community in Liberia
Household has a child aged 6-30 months at study enrollment
Child has a primary female caregiver and second (male or female) caregiver ≥ 18 years of age
Caregivers and child intend to continue residing in the study area for the follow-up duration
Disqualifiers
Children with known allergies to eggs or fish
Caregivers with cognitive and severe physical disabilities who are unable to implement intervention activities
Children with developmental disabilities
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Responsive stimulation, female and male caregivers
- Food provision and nutrition education
Treatment groups
2,240 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of South Carolina
Lead sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator
Plan International
Collaborator
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov