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Trial record 4 of 980 for:
breastfeeding
Linking Microcredit, Technology, and Promotion of IYCF Breastfeeding Guidelines in Bauchi State, Nigeria
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborators:
University of California, Davis
Partners for Development
The Alive & Thrive Small Grants
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01352351
First received: May 10, 2011
Last updated: February 6, 2013
Last verified: February 2013
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Purpose
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 | Intervention |
|---|---|
| Breast Feeding Exclusive Initiation of Breastfeeding | Behavioral: Breastfeeding promotion intervention |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | 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 |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- 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:
- 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. ]
- 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. ]
- Initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth [ Time Frame: The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old. ]
- Proportion of infants who receive pre-lacteal feeds [ Time Frame: The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old. ]
| Enrollment: | 485 |
| Study Start Date: | May 2011 |
| Study Completion Date: | January 2013 |
| Primary Completion Date: | January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: Breastfeeding promotion intervention
Intervention:
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Behavioral: Breastfeeding promotion intervention
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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.
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Eligibility| 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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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01352351
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01352351
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 |
More Information
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 |
| Study First Received: | May 10, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | February 6, 2013 |
Keywords provided by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:
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Breast feeding Exclusive Initiation of breastfeeding |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 20, 2017