UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000049803
Receipt number R000056712
Scientific Title Effectiveness of a nutrition education package in improving feeding frequency, dietary diversity and growth of infants and young children in Nepal: a randomized controlled trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2023/01/05
Last modified on 2025/06/23 08:14:34

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Basic information

Public title

Effectiveness of a nutrition education package in improving feeding frequency, dietary diversity and growth of infants and young children in Nepal: a randomized controlled trial

Acronym

ENEP

Scientific Title

Effectiveness of a nutrition education package in improving feeding frequency, dietary diversity and growth of infants and young children in Nepal: a randomized controlled trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

ENEP

Region

Japan Asia(except Japan)


Condition

Condition

Malnutrition

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult Child

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The objective of this intervention trial is to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a nutrition education package in improving infant and young child feeding practices, dietary adequacy, and growth.

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

To evaluate the effectiveness of a nutrition education package on feeding practices and dietary adequacy,
To document the process of implementation of the nutrition education package to promote optimal feeding and health practice

Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

The primary outcome of the study will be linear growth as assessed by mean change in LAZ of age accordingly.

Key secondary outcomes

Mean change in weight and weight-for-length Z-scores (WLZ),
The proportion of children consuming foods from 4 or more food groups,
The proportion of children consuming the recommended number of semi-solid/soft meals and snacks per day and Improved Maternal level of knowledge and practice of recommended feeding and health practices


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Cluster

Blinding

Single blind -investigator(s) and assessor(s) are blinded

Control

Active

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Other

Interventions/Control_1

The intervention group will receive Nutrition education along with Routine health education.

Interventions/Control_2

The control group will receive routine health education.

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

6 months-old <=

Age-upper limit

2 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

6 months to 2 years infants and young children along with their parents (or caregivers) who are residents in the sampled village and have no plans to move away during the intervention period.

Key exclusion criteria

Infants with obvious congenital or chronic abnormalities,
Impairing feeding or physical growth measurements,
have edema; are severely ill or have clinical complications warranting hospitalization.

Target sample size

250


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Minato
Middle name
Last name Nakazawa

Organization

Kobe University

Division name

Graduate School of Health Sciences

Zip code

6540142

Address

7-10-2 Tomogakoa, Suma-Ku, Kobe, Japan

TEL

078-792-2555

Email

minato-nakazawa@people.kobe-u.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Seeta
Middle name
Last name Baral Basnet

Organization

Kobe University

Division name

Graduate School of Health Sciences

Zip code

6580013

Address

Hyogo ken, Kobe shi, Higasinadaku Fukae Kitamachi 2-2-9-108

TEL

09092190894

Homepage URL


Email

seetabaralbaral@gmail.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

This study is a self-funded study by the researcher.

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Kobe University

Address

7-10-2 Tomogaoka, Suma-ku, Kobe 654-0142 Japan

Tel

+81(0)78-792-2555

Email

seetabaralbaral@gmail.com


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

Kobe University (Kobe)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2023 Year 01 Month 05 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Enrolling by invitation

Date of protocol fixation

2022 Year 12 Month 23 Day

Date of IRB

2022 Year 11 Month 18 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2023 Year 01 Month 05 Day

Last follow-up date

2024 Year 02 Month 01 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2024 Year 10 Month 30 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2024 Year 12 Month 02 Day

Date analysis concluded

2025 Year 01 Month 31 Day


Other

Other related information

The data has successfully been collected, and data entry is completed. Now the data analysis is in progress and expected to be completed by January 2025. As soon as the data is analyzed it will be uploaded in UMIN.The manuscript has been completed and soon the results will be uploaded.


Management information

Registered date

2022 Year 12 Month 16 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 06 Month 23 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000056712