Status:

COMPLETED

Effectiveness of a Positive Deviance Program in Reducing Childhood Undernutrition

Lead Sponsor:

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Conditions:

Malnutrition, Child

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-5 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Globally, childhood malnutrition remains a public health concern. Malnutrition can be diverse from undernutrition to overnutrition. A young child, primarily refers to those under the age of 5, is suff...

Detailed Description

Background: Undernourished children who fail to grow in height and weight as other normal children can be underweight, stunting or wasting. In fully urbanized area such as Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For Phase 1:
  • Malaysian
  • Children aged 3 to 5 years old
  • Mothers aged above 18 years old
  • Living in public low-cost PPR flat

Exclusion

  • Children who are taken care by other adults rather than mothers such as father, grandparents and caregivers
  • Mothers with mental disabilities
  • Children with history of chronic diseases including congenital heart disease, liver disease, renal failure or sickle cell disease and any congenital abnormalities
  • Children who are under treatment for communicable disease such as measles and chickenpox
  • Children with learning disabilities
  • Mother-child dyads involved in any other intervention or clinical research
  • Children who are overweight or obese
  • The respondents' selection criteria in Phase 2 are almost similar as in Phase 1 except for the second inclusion criterion that is related to children. In Phase 2, only undernourished children (either underweight, stunting or wasting) aged 3 to 5 years old will be recruited in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention in this particular group. The exclusion criteria in Phase 2 are similar to the exclusion criteria in Phase 1.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 9 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 10 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

74 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04688515

Start Date

March 9 2022

End Date

March 10 2024

Last Update

May 8 2024

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PPR

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia