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NCT Number: NCT01466933

Responsive Parenting Program for Infants in Rural Bangladesh

Children of mothers in the intervention parenting program are expected to show benefits over the standard care control group in terms of better cognitive/language development, less recent illness, and better height for age. The mothers assigned to the intervention parenting program are expected to evidence higher levels of home stimulation, better health prevention, and better dietary diversity, along with more accurate knowledge of child development.

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Key information

Conditions

Child Development

Age range

6 month–14 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Save the Children district office

Kushtia, Bangladesh

About this study

There are actually two intervention groups: in one the program is delivered by trained peer educators from the village, and in the other the program is delivered by trained government personnel.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • mother has a child 6 to 14 months of age
  • mother willing to learn about child care

Exclusion criteria

  • not severely disabled

Treatment and study plan

Responsive parenting

Behavioral

On a monthly basis, mothers meet with the peer educator to learn about ways to provide a hygienic environment (hand-washing), proper diverse diet (family foods, breast milk), play materials and conversation to stimulation their child's cognitive and language development. Mothers practice with their child and are coached by the peer educator.

Child Development

Behavioral

On a monthly basis, mothers meet with the government worker to learn about ways to provide a hygienic environment (hand-washing), proper diverse diet (family foods, breast milk), play materials and conversation to stimulation their child's cognitive and language development.

Primary outcomes

  1. Bayley scales of infant development

    Time frame: 12 months

    Cognitive, receptive language and expressive language items will be administered to the child and scored as pass/fail with a total score calculated for each subtest and the total.

Secondary outcomes

  1. HOME Inventory

    Time frame: 12 months

    45 items assessing through observation and interview opportunities for stimulation in the home.

  2. Mother-Child picture talk

    Time frame: 12 months

    Mothers' responsive talk while looking at pictures with her child.

  3. Dietary diversity

    Time frame: 12 months

    Number out of 7 categories of food, based on Mothers recall foods fed to their child over a 24-hour period.

  4. Child development knowledge of mother

    Time frame: 12 months

    Mothers report the age when they expect children to start acquiring 10 psychosocial skills, e.g. recognize its mother.

  5. height for age

    Time frame: 12 months

    height for age z score is derived from the current WHO growth standards

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

McGill University

Other

Collaborators

  • Save the Children

Registry information

Official study title

Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Parent Support/Counselling Program With a Focus on Responsive Stimulation for Infants and Young Children in Rural Bangladesh

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Nov 8, 2011
Registry last updated
Jul 18, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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