Can community support help kids thrive? major trial launches in africa

NCT ID NCT07430826

Not yet recruiting Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Washington Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study will enroll 1,260 pregnant women in Botswana, Kenya, and Zimbabwe to test a package of support that includes problem-solving sessions, infant feeding advice, and play groups. The goal is to see if these interventions improve child development and growth by age 2. Researchers will also compare children with and without HIV exposure to see if the program helps both groups equally.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Friendship Bench problem-solving sessions, infant feeding education, and play-based learning groups
What this could lead to: If successful, this could point toward a low-cost, community-based program to improve early childhood development in resource-limited settings.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage trial with no results yet. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may be small or hard to measure. It also focuses on specific regions, so findings may not apply elsewhere.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Cachexia hereditary endocrine growth disease HIV infectious disease neurodevelopmental disorder Thinness

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BREASTFEEDING DURATION BREASTFEEDING INITIATION CHILD GROWTH FUNCTIONAL DIFFICULTIES HIV MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH NEURODEVELOPMENT STUNTING UNDERWEIGHT VOCABULARY ACQUISITION WASTING

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