One diet plan to fight two forms of malnutrition in kids?
NCT ID NCT05791305
First seen Aug 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a combined nutrition education package for mothers of children under five in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. The program promotes dietary diversity, limits high-energy foods, and guides food choices to address undernutrition and overnutrition at the same time. Researchers will measure changes in children's malnutrition rates, diet quality, and illness frequency, along with mothers' nutritional status. The goal is to see if a single integrated approach can reduce the double burden of malnutrition in this age group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A behavioral intervention package promoting dietary diversity, limiting high-energy foods, and guiding food choices to address both undernutrition and overnutrition together.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a single integrated strategy to reduce both undernutrition and obesity in young children, easing the burden on families and health systems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pilot study with a modest number of participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on behavior change, which can be hard to sustain, and the trial does not yet measure long-term health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 456 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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2 to 5 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Debre Berhan University
Addis Ababa, Amhara, 445, Ethiopia
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Health
Debre Berhan, Amhara, 445, Ethiopia
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