Dietary Diversity Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Feasibility Study of Delivering Adolescent Nutrition Interventions Through School-Based Platforms in Ethiopia: A Cluster-Randomized Evaluation
Verified date | February 2022 |
Source | International Food Policy Research Institute |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Ethiopia, A&T tested the feasibility of implementing a package of locally tailored adolescent nutrition interventions through school-based (flag assemblies, classroom lessons, girls' clubs, peer mentoring, weight and height measurement, and parent-teacher meetings) and community platforms (health post and home visits and community gatherings). The evaluation used a two-arm cluster-randomized, non-masked trial design, consisting of two cross-sectional surveys in 2019 and 2021.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 1712 |
Est. completion date | April 29, 2021 |
Est. primary completion date | April 29, 2021 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 10 Years to 14 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Currently enrolled in primary school grades 4-8 - Parental consent and informed assent received - Principals, teachers, service providers and primary schools in the areas Exclusion Criteria: - Age <10 years or >14 years |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | International Food Policy Research Institute | Washington | District of Columbia |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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International Food Policy Research Institute | Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, FHI 360 |
United States,
Das JK, Salam RA, Thornburg KL, Prentice AM, Campisi S, Lassi ZS, Koletzko B, Bhutta ZA. Nutrition in adolescents: physiology, metabolism, and nutritional needs. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2017 Apr;1393(1):21-33. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13330. Review. — View Citation
Spear BA. Adolescent growth and development. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002 Mar;102(3 Suppl):S23-9. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Dietary diversity among adolescent girls | Mean number of food groups consumed by adolescent girls on the day preceding the interview. | Approximately 17 months after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey in March-April 2021 | |
Primary | Minimum dietary diversity among adolescent girls | Proportion of adolescent girls who consumed 5 or more food groups on the day preceding the interview. | Approximately 17 months after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey in March-April 2021 | |
Secondary | Meal frequency | Number of meal/snack times in the previous 24 hours | Approximately 17 months after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey in March-April 2021 | |
Secondary | Consumption of unhealthy foods | Consumption of sweets, baked sweets, sweetened beverages, and fried and salty foods in the previous 24 hours | Approximately 17 months after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey in March-April 2021 | |
Secondary | Exposure to nutrition interventions at school and in the community | Proportion of adolescent girls exposed to nutrition interventions at school and in the community | Approximately 17 months after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey in March-April 2021 | |
Secondary | Nutrition and handwashing knowledge and practices among adolescent girls and their parents | Proportion of adolescent girls and parents with correct knowledge of nutrition and appropriate handwashing practices based on survey responses | Approximately 17 months after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey in March-April 2021 | |
Secondary | Nutrition and handwashing knowledge among school science teachers, principals, and HEWs | Proportion of school science teachers, principals, and HEWs with correct knowledge of nutrition and appropriate handwashing practices based on survey responses | Approximately 17 months after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey in March-April 2021 | |
Secondary | Delivery of adolescent nutrition interventions by school science teachers, principals, and HEWs | Proportion of school science teachers, principals, and HEWs providing adolescent nutrition interventions at school and in the community based on survey responses | Approximately 17 months after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey in March-April 2021 | |
Secondary | Availability of supporting resources | Proportion of primary schools with training and supportive supervision for teachers/staff, educational materials, and healthy food environments based on enumerator observation and survey responses | Approximately 17 months after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey in March-April 2021 |
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