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Can a monthly egg voucher help children grow taller?

NCT ID NCT04721197

Prevention Sponsor: Georgia Southern University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are evaluating a program that gives mothers of 6- to 24-month-old children in rural Intibucá, Honduras a monthly voucher for 30 days' worth of eggs. The study compares children who receive the vouchers plus standard care with those who receive standard care alone. The goal is to see whether the extra eggs improve children's height-for-age scores and reduce stunting over 6 and 12 months.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Egg vouchers
What this could lead to
If the program works, it could offer a low-cost way to help young children in poor rural areas grow properly and avoid stunting.
What could go wrong
This is a program evaluation, not a controlled drug trial, so other factors like diet, illness, or season could affect growth. Results may not apply to other regions.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 400 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2021

Expected to finish

Apr 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

6 to 24 months

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy children ages 6 to 24 months at the time the study begins * No cerebral palsy, birth defect or condition that may affect their growth or development. * Children living in the department of Intibucá, Honduras Exclusion Criteria: * Children from families that are considering leaving the region within the next 12 months * Known egg allergy

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Child Nutrition Disorders diarrheal disease hereditary endocrine growth disease nutritional deficiency disease

As listed by the trial registrant

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Malnutrition, child

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Clinica medica Roy and Melaney Sanders

    RECRUITING

    Concepción, Intibucá Department, Honduras

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