Status:

UNKNOWN

Nutritional Support and Prophylaxis Doses of Azithromycin for Pregnant Women - Mumta Pregnant Women Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Vital Pakistan Trust

Collaborating Sponsors:

Aga Khan University

Conditions:

Undernutrition

Eligibility:

FEMALE

13-49 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This four arm trial envisions to generate robust evidence for use of a fortified balanced energy-protein supplement to pregnant women for at least 6 months, alone versus in combination of Azithromycin...

Detailed Description

Maternal under nutrition has a critical role in etiology of poor perinatal outcomes like low birth weight (LBW), accounting for 60-80% of all neonatal deaths and impacting nearly 20 million newborns o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Gestational age between ≥8 and \< 19 weeks confirmed by ultrasound
  • Able to give written voluntary informed consent.
  • Permanent resident within the surveillance area, i.e. woman should be resident of the area for last 6 months at least to be considered as part of surveillance.
  • Willing to spend the whole pregnancy duration after registration in trial within surveillance area until the birth outcome.
  • Singleton and viable fetus on ultrasound
  • Not working woman, and available for ANC and compliance visits at home.
  • Previously not enrolled in pregnant woman trial.
  • Previously not enrolled in Lactating woman trials.

Exclusion

  • Having Mid-upper-arm-circumference of pregnant of ≥30.5 cm
  • Having known food allergies if reported by woman (like peanut, lentils)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 22 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

1884 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04012177

Start Date

July 22 2019

End Date

December 31 2023

Last Update

October 13 2022

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Peri-urban slum (Rehri Goth)

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan