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A tailored plate: could custom meal plans fight child food insecurity?

NCT ID NCT07722195

Disease control Sponsor: Kasr El Aini Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether a 12-week personalized nutrition plan — including structured meal times and budget-friendly local foods like beans and lentils — can reduce food insecurity and improve growth in Egyptian children aged 4 to 11. One group receives tailored counseling; the other gets standard dietary guidelines. Researchers will measure changes in food security scores, weight, height, and hemoglobin levels.

What this could mean

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Active substance
tailored nutritional counseling with budget-friendly local food substitutions and structured meal times
What this could lead to
If it works, this approach could offer a practical, low-cost way to reduce food insecurity and improve growth in vulnerable children.
What could go wrong
The trial is small (144 children) and short (12 weeks), so results may not apply broadly. Dietary changes can be hard to sustain long-term.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

144 people

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Started

Jun 2025

Finished

Apr 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

5 to 11 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Egyptian children aging 4 to 11 years. 2. With food insecurity according to the Arab Family Food security scale.. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Children with chronic diseases: Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, asthma cardiac disease malabsorption syndrome, renal diseases \&liver diseases

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Food insecurity Nutrition assessment

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  • Cairo University Faculty of medicine

    Cairo, Egypt

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