New nutrition program aims to fight stunting in kids

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Household Component Inclusion * Children aged 1-5 years experiencing stunting or its risk (defined as HAZ ≤ -1 SD at baseline) * Children's legal guardian agrees to participate in the study * Full term pregnancy (defined as ≥ 37 weeks gestation and ≥ 2500g birth weight) * Residence in study area attending Children International (NGO) centers Exclusion • Children who have current medical conditions requiring hospitalization: gastrointestinal tract infections or inflammatory bowel disease; active tuberculosis; acute hepatitis B or C; human immunodeficiency virus OR malignancy; cystic fibrosis; immunodeficiency syndromes, congenital abnormalities of the respiratory tract, such as lung and respiratory cilia; an unsuspected foreign body in the respiratory tract; asthma; heart abnormalities; abdominal hernias; and known metabolic disorders, renal impairment, or rheumatic diseases and diabetes * Congenital condition * Children with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, neurodegenerative disorders * Children with chronic or acute infections e.g. HIV, malaria * Children who are taking medications or other agents that could potentially affect body weight, including diuretics, appetite stimulants, steroids, and growth hormones * Children who have genetic conditions impacting weight status such as but not limited to: Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome * Children already enrolled in a nutrition program that includes a supplement * Participant has an allergy or intolerance to any ingredient in the study supplement, as reported by the parent. * Children with sleep disorders such as but not limited to: obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, parasomnias (sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting), delayed sleep phase syndrome, behavioral sleep disorders, circadian rhythm disorders * Mental health disorders such as but not limited to: anxiety, depression Organization Component Inclusion * NGO staff taking part in nutrition screenings * Agrees to participate in survey Exclusion * Not involved in the implementation of the study * Not involved in working with pediatric stunting or its risk * Declines participation in survey