Can weekly food deliveries help stunted kids grow?
NCT ID NCT07153913
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests whether providing weekly food deliveries and bi-weekly nutrition counseling to mothers can improve growth in malnourished children aged 6-12 months in Lusaka, Zambia. The goal is to see if better basic nutrition can reduce stunting, which affects over half of children in the area. The study will measure height after six months of support.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intensive nutritional support (weekly food delivery and bi-weekly counseling)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a simple, scalable way to reduce stunting in young children in low-resource settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (64 children) with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. It only tests feasibility, not long-term effectiveness.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Innovations for Poverty Action Zambia
Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
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