Can community support help kids thrive? major trial launches in africa
NCT ID NCT07430826
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
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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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