Introduction of Fish Early in the Complementary Feeding Period to Improve Infant Growth

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Enrollment

238

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 4, 2019

Primary Completion Date

January 10, 2020

Study Completion Date

January 10, 2020

Conditions
Infant Growth
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fish Powder

Dry small fish (Chisense) is roasted and ground into a powder and packed in a sachet (12g) and given to the child at 6 months up to the time the child is 12 moths old. Each month the childs anthropometric measurement are taken to monitor growth.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Sorghum powder

Dry sorghum is roasted and ground into a powder and packed in a sachet (12g) and given to the child at 6 months up to the time the child is 12 moths old. Each month the childs anthropometric measurement are taken to monitor growth.

Trial Locations (1)

01010

Shikamushile Rural Health Centre, Samfya

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Stellenbosch

OTHER

collaborator

Medical Research Council, South Africa

OTHER

lead

Mukuba University

OTHER

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