NCT00659061

Monitoring and Evaluation of Micronutrients (Sprinkles) Project

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 610 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aga Khan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 18 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is 1) to evaluate the effectiveness in reducing anemia among children 6-24 months of age by providing daily micronutrient Sprinkles through the Government of Pakistan's Lady Health Worker program; 2) to assist in the monitoring the National Sprinkles Pilot Project.

Detailed description

According to the recent National Nutrition Survey in Pakistan (2001-2002), approximately 66.5% of children under five have anaemia. Looking at the magnitude of the problem, National Program for Family Planning (FP) and Primary Health Care (PHC) (also known as the Lady Health Workers (LHW) Program) has developed National Sprinkles Pilot Project Proposal with technical assistance of Micronutrient Initiative and Aga Khan University (AKU). As the projects technical partner, AKU is responsible to conduct the monitoring and evaluation of the project. The study will use a cluster randomized pre-post intervention design that compares before and after hemoglobin (Hb) measurements, serum ferritin, serum retinol and urinary iodine among children who received Sprinkles and age-appropriate feeding advice (Sprinkles-Advice group) and children who only receive age-appropriate feeding advice (Advice-only group). Age-appropriate feeding advice is part of the standard nutrition messages given by all Lady Health Workers (LHWs) during their community visits. However, intervention LHWs, will give additional advice regarding the benefits of Sprinkles and its appropriate use. The target population selected for the study consisted of children between the ages of six and eighteen months of age in the catchment area of the Lady Health Workers.

Conditions

• Anemia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	SPRINKLES	Sprinkles is a multiple micronutrient fortificant. It is packed as a single serving sachets each containing micro encapsulated iron (12.5 mg), zinc (7.5 mg), vitamin C (30 mg), vitamin A (300 µg), vitamin D (5 µg), folic acid (150 µg) and iodine (90µg). Two month supply of the Sprinkle sachet along with advice on its benefits as well as its appropriate use will be given by the LHWs. The LHWs will also provide their age-appropriate nutritional advice as per their regular door to door community services.
BEHAVIORAL	Nutrition education	Nutrition education will be provided by LHWs as per their regular routine monthly door to door community services

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-08-01
• Primary completion: 2008-04-01
• Completion: 2008-05-01
• First posted: 2008-04-16
• Last updated: 2018-02-01
• Results posted: 2009-05-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan