Home visits aim to boost healthy eating in at-risk kids
NCT ID NCT03003117
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a home-visit program for 800 pregnant women from disadvantaged backgrounds. The program teaches healthy eating, lifestyle, and feeding practices to help their children grow well. Researchers will measure how often kids eat vegetables at age 2 and track breastfeeding rates.
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Study facts
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- 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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607 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2017
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant woman at her 3rd term of pregnancy * Healthy * Aged ≥ 18 years * From a socially disadvantaged background * Living in Lille, Lomme, Loos, Faches-Thumesnil, Ronchin, Hellemmes, Haubourdin, La Madeleine, Lambersart, Mons-en-Baroeul, Saint-André-Lez-Lille, Wattignies, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Marcq-en-Barœul or Wasquehal; or in the Valenciennes conurbation. * Willing and able to sign informed consent * Who, in the Investigator's judgement, is able to comply with the protocol or study procedures (including French speaking) * If twins are born from this pregnancy, only one will be randomly selected for inclusion Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant woman under guardianship * Participation in any other interventional clinical trial that is not compatible with the participation into the ECAIL study * No permanent mailing address * Housed in emergency accommodation centres, hotels, movable dwellings or homeless * Planning to move outside the study area prior to the child's first birthday * Serious illness during pregnancy that could interfere with optimal participation in the ECAIL study * Hard drug consumption * Multiple pregnancy (≥3 foetuses).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital
Lille, 59037, France
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Valenciennes Hospital, Monaco Hospital maternity
Valenciennes, 59300, France
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