Effectiveness of a Community-based Responsive Feeding program
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN24161700 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN24161700 |
| Protocol serial number | ICDDR,B #2006-007 |
| Sponsor | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research (Bangladesh) |
| Funder | Department for International Development in Bangladesh (Bangladesh) |
- Submission date
- 20/09/2006
- Registration date
- 13/10/2006
- Last edited
- 16/05/2019
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Frances Aboud
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Psychology
1205 Dr Penfield Avenue
Montreal
H3A 1B1
Canada
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Cluster randomised controlled trial, with villages being the clusters randomly assigned to intervention or control. Mothers are not blind; research assistants are blind. |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | Effectiveness of a Community-based Responsive Feeding program |
| Study acronym | CRF |
| Study objectives | 1. Mothers in the intervention will show more responsive feeding than the comparison group. 2. Children in the intervention will show more self-feeding, take more mouthfuls of food, and gain more weight (weight for age) than comparison children. |
| Ethics approval(s) | From International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) in February 2006. |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Malnutrition |
| Intervention | Five weekly group sessions given by trained village peer educators to mothers and their children using a Manual for Responsive Feeding. Mothers observe a demonstration and then practice the behaviour with their child. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
1. Mother responsive feeding. Child self-feeding |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Child's weight, measured at baseline, 2 weeks post intervention, 4 months post intervention. |
| Completion date | 30/11/2006 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target sample size at registration | 200 |
| Total final enrolment | 202 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Living in three unions in Gazipur district of Bangladesh 2. Mothers of children 12 to 24 months of age |
| Key exclusion criteria | Children too ill or disabled to feed themselves |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/04/2006 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/11/2006 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Bangladesh
- Canada
Study participating centre
Department of Psychology
Montreal
H3A 1B1
Canada
H3A 1B1
Canada
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/10/2008 | 16/05/2019 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
16/05/2019: Publication reference and total final enrolment added.
