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NCT Number: NCT02496247

Canned Herring for Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition During the Early Rainy Season in Rural Guinea-Bissau

This study will test the effectiveness of a weekly village distribution of canned herring for prevention of malnutrition in children aged 2-5 years old during a food-insecure time of the year in rural villages in Guinea-Bissau. The study will use community health workers to conduct the herring distribution, making this a test that will provide valuable information on what could become a practical food aid supplementation practice. The primary study hypothesis is that distribution of canned herring as a weekly food supplement to families with young children at the beginning of the rainy season will prevent a seasonal decrease in weight-for-age Z-score (primary variable) of children with mild to moderate malnutrition at baseline.

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Key information

Conditions

Malnutrition Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Undernutrition

Age range

2 year–5 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Village leaders willing to allow the study to take place in their village
  • Village must have community health workers who are willing to do the weekly distribution of herring to enrolled families and are able to keep the necessary records documenting the distribution.
  • Children age 2-5 currently living in a selected village
  • Parents willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • There are no eligibility exclusions for this study.
  • If a child is identified with severe malnutrition at the baseline measurement, the family will be advised to take the child for treatment rather than participate in the study.

Treatment and study plan

Canned Herring

Other

Families with children in this study arm will receive a weekly ration of herring throughout the 8-10 week study period (2 cans herring/day per study child).

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in weight-for-age Z-score

    Time frame: baseline, 8-10 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. height-for-age Z-score

    Time frame: baseline, 8-10 weeks

  2. mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) measurement

    Time frame: baseline, 8-10 weeks

    measurement of circumference of the mid upper arm

  3. weight

    Time frame: baseline, 8-10 weeks

  4. height

    Time frame: baseline, 8-10 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Global Food & Nutrition Inc.

Other

Collaborators

  • Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
  • International Partnership for Human Development

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Canned Herring for Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition During the Early Rainy Season in Rural Guinea-Bissau

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jul 14, 2015
Registry last updated
Feb 11, 2016

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