Improving Nutrition in Children Under Two Through Increased Egg Consumption in Burkina Faso

Nutrition Clinical Trial

Official title:

Improving Nutrition in Children Under Two Through Increased Egg Consumption in Burkina Faso

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04135625
• Other study ID #: IRB201702810
• Secondary ID: AID-OAA-L-15-000
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 5, 2018
• Est. completion date: September 20, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: June 2021
• Source: University of Florida
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This project targets vulnerable populations of smallholders, women and children and should lead to increased poultry production, increased egg consumption of children, improved nutrition, and increased household level resilience. This innovative intervention will be the gifting of chickens by religious leaders to children ages 6 to 12 months coupled with integrated nutrition and agricultural trainings.

Description:

This study involves innovative behavioral change theoretical methodology to empower caregivers as smallholder poultry producers by improving their access to livestock production resources and agricultural extension services, providing tools for improved decision making, and enhancing nutrition based knowledge. Smallholder production is important in eliminating food insecurities and building resilience to improve nutrition in children under 5. Based on the results of the Ethiopian egg project, through messaging and education, this study will foster favorable attitudes and consequent behavioral changes, including increased egg consumption.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 267
• Est. completion date: September 20, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: September 20, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 6 Months to 18 Months

Eligibility

The study population will be selected with the assistance of the OCADES Caritas Kaya and the CHWs who are actively involved and trusted within the targeted village communities.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Living within the identified areas of the study population

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of egg allergies

• severe malnutrition

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nutrition

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) trainings
Monthly INA training session to help increase knowledge about nutrition and chicken husbandry and help to increase resiliency on a household level.
• Ceremonial Gifting of Livestock
Egg laying chickens will be presented as a gift to the child by a community champion (their religious leader or village chief)) during a gifting ceremony

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Burkina Faso	Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles (INERA)	Ouagadougou

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Florida	United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Burkina Faso, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Increase egg consumption in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso	Dietary recall survey requesting caregiver/ parental recall of their child's dietary intake over the past week to include egg consumption embedded within the questionnaire The percentage of children consuming eggs will be calculated based on a yes response from the parent.The outcome measure will be described as the percentage of children consuming eggs with in the study population.	Baseline up to 12 months
Primary	Increase egg consumption frequency in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso	Dietary recall survey requesting caregiver/ parental recall of their child's dietary intake over the past week to include frequency of eggs given embedded within the questionnaire.The outcome measure will be described as the mean number of eggs consumed in the past week by children enrolled in the study that consume eggs .	Baseline up to 12 months
Secondary	Improve growth in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso.	Anthropometric measurements to include weight in kilograms, height in centimeters of enrolled children. Measurements will be aggregated to calculate z scores based on the child's age calculated in days and the wight and height of the anthropometric measurements.	Baseline up to 12 months