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Hens Hatching Hope

No phase Interventional Malnutrition, Child

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Egg vouchers, Standard of Care.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Malnutrition, Child. Basic parameters: 6 months — 24 months · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Honduras
Next step
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Official title

Program Evaluation: Eggs Hatching Hope. Providing Egg Vouchers to Women With Young Children in Rural Honduras.

Overview

The study is a prospective community-cluster non-randomized trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of a program that will provide 30-day egg vouchers to mothers of 6 to 24 month-old children living in rural areas of Intibucá, Honduras.

Interventions

  • Other Egg vouchers
    30-day egg vouchers will be provided monthly, in addition to standard of care.
  • Other Standard of Care
    Participants will continue to receive the standard of care. No egg vouchers.

Primary outcome measures

  • Changes in Length/Height-for-age z-scores (zHAZ) from baseline at 6 months [Time frame: 6 months]
  • Changes in Length/Height-for-age z-scores (zHAZ) from baseline at 12 months [Time frame: Change from baseline zHAZ at 12 months]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
  • Changes in the prevalence of stunting from baseline at 6 months [Time frame: 6 months]
  • Changes in the prevalence of stunting from baseline at 12 months [Time frame: 12 months]
  • Changes in the prelavence of underweight (Weight-for-age z-score <-2) from baseline at 6 months [Time frame: 6 months]
  • Changes in the prelavence of underweight (Weight-for-age z-score <-2) from baseline at 12 months [Time frame: 12 months]
  • Assessment of rapid weight gain after 6 months of intervention [Time frame: 6 months]
  • Assessment of rapid weight gain after 12 months of intervention [Time frame: 12 months]
  • Changes in the prevalence of diarrhea from baseline at 12 months [Time frame: 12 months]
  • Changes in the prevalence of Respiratory symptoms from baseline at 12 months [Time frame: 12 months]
  • Changes in the prevalence of Respiratory infections from baseline at 12 months [Time frame: baseline and 12 months]
  • Changes in the food insecurity scores from baseline at 6 months [Time frame: 6 months]
  • Changes in the food insecurity scores from baseline at 12 months [Time frame: 12 months]
  • Changes in the dietary diversity scores from baseline at 6 months [Time frame: 6 months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy children ages 6 to 24 months at the time the study begins
  • No cerebral palsy, birth defect or condition that may affect their growth or development.
  • Children living in the department of Intibucá, Honduras

Exclusion criteria

  • Children from families that are considering leaving the region within the next 12 months
  • Known egg allergy

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Non-randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single blind
Primary purpose
Other

Study locations

Honduras · 1 center
  • Clinica medica Roy and Melaney Sanders — Concepción

Identifiers

NCT: NCT04721197 · 2012965659

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗