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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02740842
Other study ID # IFPRI_1
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date April 2016
Est. completion date November 2016

Study information

Verified date February 2017
Source International Food Policy Research Institute
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Alive & Thrive (A&T) is a multi-year initiative to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. During Phase 1 (A&T-1, 2009-2014), funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, A&T aimed to reduce undernutrition and death caused by suboptimal IYCF practices in three countries - Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam.

In 2014, IFPRI in collaboration with DATA conducted the endline survey in Bangladesh. The overall findings of the evaluation indicate that A&T's work in Bangladesh is a remarkable success story of scaling up what has been challenging to date in the field of nutrition: complex, high intensity and at-scale behavior change communications interventions.

In 2016, a follow up study will be conducted to determine the sustained impacts on IYCF practices, expansion of operations and promoted practices into new areas, and diffusion of IYCF information, two years after the termination of external project support.


Description:

Alive & Thrive (A&T) is a multi-year initiative to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. During Phase 1 (A&T-1, 2009-2014), funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, A&T aimed to reduce undernutrition and death caused by suboptimal IYCF practices in three countries - Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam.

A&T-1 strategies in Bangladesh were designed to support improvements in IYCF in three key ways: 1) improving policy and regulatory environments (advocacy); 2) shaping IYCF demand and practice (community-based interventions); and 3) increasing supply, demand, and use of high quality complementary foods (private sector engagement). In addition, a communications component was integrated into each of these focus areas to support their activities.

In 2014, IFPRI in collaboration with DATA conducted the endline survey. The overall findings of the evaluation indicate that A&T's work in Bangladesh is a remarkable success story of scaling up what has been challenging to date in the field of nutrition: complex, high intensity and at-scale behavior change communications interventions. This is demonstrated by a series of findings on reach of the interpersonal counseling interventions and the mass media, as well as attributable improvements in several critical indicators. During the intervention period, A&T facilitated the training of over 75,000 frontline workers and health providers across the country. The program model reached large scale with an estimated 1.7 million mothers of children under 2 years in 50 sub-districts. The mass media intervention operated at a national level and through national television channels. Compared to the 2010 baseline survey, improvements were seen in several key IYCF practices that are attributable to A&T intensive package of interventions. Specifically, large significant impacts were seen on two key breastfeeding indicators: EBF (DID impact estimates: 36.9 percentage point-pp) and early initiation of BF (DID 19.4 pp). Similarly, large significant impact were seen in minimum dietary diversity (DID 16.3 pp), minimum meal frequency (DID 14.7 pp), minimum acceptable diet (DID 22.0 pp), and consumption of iron rich food (DID 24.6 pp).

In 2016, a follow up study will be conducted to determine the sustained impacts on IYCF practices, expansion of operations and promoted practices into new areas, and diffusion of IYCF information, two years after the termination of external project support. Because achievements related to service delivery and outcomes are intended to be sustained in the intervention areas and even expanded to other areas where BRAC's Essential Health Care program operates, including the comparison areas, this study aims to examine elements in both the original intervention and comparison areas.

This study focuses on the follow-up survey of the BRAC community-based model. The study research questions include:

Sustained impacts

1. To what extent are IYCF knowledge and practices sustained in the intervention areas?

2. To what extent is exposure to IYCF and nutrition behavior change communications sustained in the intervention areas?

Expanded operations and reach 1) To what extent has exposure to IYCF and nutrition behavior change communications been expanded (i.e. in comparison areas)?

Diffusion of information

1) To what extent is IYCF information diffused through social networks or by other sources (i.e. other than BRAC frontline workers)?


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 2400
Est. completion date November 2016
Est. primary completion date June 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years to 45 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Women with children <24 months of age

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age <18

- Mental disorders that cannot understand and answer the questions

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Interpersonal behavioral change communication
This arm includes home visits to mothers with infants and young children. Frontline health workers will counsel and support mothers in relation to breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices
Mass media
A nationwide mass media campaign of TV and radio spots on infant and young child feeding practices will be aired in 2011, 2012 and 2013. All intervention arms will be exposed to this campaign.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States International Food Policy Research Institute Washington District of Columbia

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
International Food Policy Research Institute FHI 360

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among children 0-6 months of age The proportion of infants less than 6 months who have been exclusively breastfed on the day preceding the interview 2 years after endline
Primary Early initiation of breastfeeding The proportion of newborns aged less than 24 months who were breastfed within 1 hour of birth. 2 years after endline
Primary Complementary feeding among children 6-23.9 months of age Complementary feeding indicators that include timely introduction of complementary foods (infants 6-8 months), dietary diversity (consumed at least 4 food groups), minimum meal frequency, will be measured using questionnaire. 2 years after endline
Secondary Extension of exposure to IYCF and nutrition behavioral change communication Proportion of mothers with children <2 years exposed to IYCF and nutrition messages 2 years after endline
Secondary Diffusion of IYCF information though social network Number of sources that provide IYCF information or messages 2 years after endline
Secondary Knowledge of infant and young child feeding Proportion of mothers report correct knowledge on breastfeeding and complementary feeding based on questionnaire 2 years after endline
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