Specialist health visitor intervention for failure to thrive

ISRCTN	ISRCTN81276508
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN81276508
Secondary identifying numbers	N/A

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr Mary Rudolf
Scientific

Community Paediactrics
Leeds Community and Mental Health Trust
Belmont House
3-5 Belmont Grove
Leeds
LS2 9NP
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 0113 392 6352
Email	mary.rudolf@leedsth.nhs.uk

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Other
Study type	Treatment
Scientific title
Study objectives	To determine whether home intervention by a specialist health visitor affects the outcome of children with failure to thrive
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Other nutritional, metabolic and endocrine disease
Intervention	Conventional care vs conventional care plus specialist home visiting for 12 months
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	1. Growth 2. Eating difficulties 3. Diet 4. Health service utilitilization including hospital admission 5. Maternal mental health
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration
Overall study start date	01/04/1994
Completion date	28/02/1997

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	42 (added 17/09/09)
Key inclusion criteria	Children referred to a failure to thrive clinic - aged 4-30 months and weight below third centile, or deceleration in weight gain over two centile channels
Key exclusion criteria	1. Chronic illness affecting growth 2. Parents non-english speakers
Date of first enrolment	01/04/1994
Date of final enrolment	28/02/1997

Community Paediactrics

Leeds
LS2 9NP
United Kingdom

NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government

The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Government

NHS Executive Northern and Yorkshire (UK)

No information available

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/06/1999		Yes	No