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Linking Microcredit, Technology, and Promotion of IYCF Breastfeeding Guidelines in Bauchi State, Nigeria

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01352351
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 11, 2011
Last Update Posted : February 8, 2013
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
University of California, Davis
Partners for Development
The Alive & Thrive Small Grants
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The University of North Carolina (UNC) and Partners for Development (PFD), an American non-governmental organization, will conduct a 2-year cluster-randomized controlled trial in Bauchi State, Nigeria, to test the effectiveness of two behavior change strategies for increasing the proportion of participants who exclusively breastfeed their infants until 6 months. The investigators will build upon PFD's existing microcredit and reproductive health program by adding face-to-face breastfeeding education during borrowers' meetings and bi-weekly cell phone breastfeeding messages. The hypothesis is that the control group will remain at the baseline level for exclusive breastfeeding to 6 months, while the intervention group will increase by 15%. The investigators will measure the effectiveness of the intervention by conducting baseline and final surveys with a cohort of 485 female borrowers who are pregnant at time 1 and who have a 6-month-old infant at time 2. The data will be analyzed using logistic regression adjusting for possible confounders and the effect of clustering.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Breast Feeding Exclusive Initiation of Breastfeeding Behavioral: Breastfeeding promotion intervention Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 485 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Linking Microcredit, Technology, and Promotion of IYCF Breastfeeding Guidelines in Bauchi State, Nigeria
Study Start Date : May 2011
Actual Primary Completion Date : January 2013
Actual Study Completion Date : January 2013

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MedlinePlus related topics: Breastfeeding

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Breastfeeding promotion intervention

Intervention:

  • Group breastfeeding counseling during monthly microcredit borrower group meetings
  • Weekly cell phone messages about breastfeeding
 Behavioral: Breastfeeding promotion intervention
  • Breastfeeding counseling during monthly microcredit meetings
  • Weekly cell phone messages about breastfeeding
No Intervention: No intervention
The no intervention group will participate in their regular microcredit borrower group meetings, but will not receive breastfeeding counseling or cell phone messages.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Proportion of women who exclusively breastfeed to 6 months [ Time Frame: The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Proportion of women who exclusively breastfeed for 0-1 month [ Time Frame: The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old. ]
  2. Proportion of women who exclusively breastfeed for 2-3 months [ Time Frame: The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old. ]
  3. Initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth [ Time Frame: The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old. ]
  4. Proportion of infants who receive pre-lacteal feeds [ Time Frame: The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old. ]

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Ages Eligible for Study:   15 Years to 45 Years   (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participation in a microcredit borrower group sponsored by Partners for Development in Bauchi, Dass, or Ganjuwa Local Government Authority in Bauchi State, Nigeria
  • Female (15-45 years)
  • Pregnant at baseline

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Female (<15 years)
  • Not pregnant
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Sponsors and Collaborators
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of California, Davis
Partners for Development
The Alive & Thrive Small Grants
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Margaret E. Bentley, PhD Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Principal Investigator: Valerie L. Flax, PhD Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Principal Investigator: Mekebeb Negerie, DrPH Partners for Development/Nigeria
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01352351     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 11-0534
First Posted: May 11, 2011    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: February 8, 2013
Last Verified: February 2013

Keywords provided by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:
Breast feeding Exclusive
Initiation of breastfeeding