Complementary Feeding Clinical Trial
Official title:
Pattern of Complementary Feeding and Its Impact on Growth Parameters of Infants Under the Age of 2 Years in Assiut Governorate
WHO and UNICEF recommend exclusive breastfeeding for six months and addition of complementary foods (CF) at six months of age with continued breastfeeding till two years But WHO estimates that 2 out of 5 children are stunted in low-income countries, so CF should be timely, adequate and prepared and given in a safe manner.
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 1000 |
Est. completion date | June 30, 2019 |
Est. primary completion date | June 30, 2019 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | |
Gender | All |
Age group | N/A to 2 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Infants (Age < 2 years). 2. Full Term and Appropriate for Gestational Age (AGA). 3. Infants with successful breastfeeding. Exclusion Criteria: 1-Children (Age> 2 years). 2. Preterm infants, Small for Gestational Age (SGA) or Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR). 3. Infants with chronic illness, intrauterine infection and major congenital anomalies. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Assiut University |
Batal M, Boulghourjian C, Akik C. Complementary feeding patterns in a developing country: a cross-sectional study across Lebanon. East Mediterr Health J. 2010 Feb;16(2):180-6. — View Citation
Davies-Adetugbo AA, Adetugbo K. Effect of early complementary feeding on nutritional status in term infants in rural Nigeria. Nutr Health. 1997;12(1):25-31. — View Citation
Saleh F, Ara F, Hoque MA, Alam MS. Complementary feeding practices among mothers in selected slums of Dhaka city: a descriptive study. J Health Popul Nutr. 2014 Mar;32(1):89-96. — View Citation
WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group. Complementary feeding in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study. Acta Paediatr Suppl. 2006 Apr;450:27-37. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | A questionnaire developed following the guidelines of WHO for CF practices, is used for collecting data through face-to-face interviews with mothers in the health centers. | Specific values taken by good history from mother of the index infant including: When and why did the mother start complementary feeding? What is the type of food? How much food taken in one meal and How many meals are taken within the day? How does she prepare and give this food? What the effect of this food on breastfeeding demand or frequency? Ask about incidence and frequency of problems related to beginning of complementary food such as attacks of Acute gastroenteritis, Constipation or Acute chest infection. Information about the index infant: name, age, sex, his/her order in the family, height and weight of child at birth. General information about the parents such as name, age, place of residence, educational level, occupational status, socioeconomic level, self-hygiene and number of children of the family. Data will be processed and analyzed using ( Statistical Package for the Social Sciences ) software, version 17 |
16 months | |
Primary | Growth parameters | Weight for age percentile. Height / Length for age percentile. Weight for Height percentile. Head Circumference for age percentile. Data will be processed and analyzed using ( Statistical Package for the Social Sciences ) software, version 17 |
16 months | |
Primary | Motor development parameters | Motor development milestones will be measured according to the infant actual age: Head support. Sitting. Standing. Walking. Running. Data will be processed and analyzed using ( Statistical Package for the Social Sciences ) software, version 17 |
16 months | |
Primary | Mental development parameters | Mental development milestones will be measured according to the infant actual age: Follows moving objects and light. Laughs loudly and prefers social content. Recognizes and prefers mother. Says "Mama, Dada". Speaks first real word. Speaks 10-15 words. Speaks 2- 3 word sentences. Data will be processed and analyzed using ( Statistical Package for the Social Sciences ) software, version 17 |
16 months |
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