Eggs and fish: a recipe for smarter kids?
NCT ID NCT07490899
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving young children eggs and dried fish, along with teaching parents how to be more responsive and interactive, can improve their thinking, language, movement, and emotional skills. Over 2,200 children aged 6-30 months in Liberia will take part. The goal is to see if combining better nutrition with responsive parenting works better than either approach alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- eggs and dried fish (food provision) plus responsive stimulation (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that combining better nutrition with responsive parenting improves early childhood development more than either alone.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial but results may not apply to other settings. The interventions are simple and may not overcome other barriers to development.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 2,240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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6 to 30 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Resides in selected community in Liberia * Household has a child aged 6-30 months at study enrollment * Child has a primary female caregiver and second (male or female) caregiver ≥ 18 years of age * Caregivers and child intend to continue residing in the study area for the follow-up duration * Both primary and second caregiver provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Children with known allergies to eggs or fish * Caregivers with cognitive and severe physical disabilities who are unable to implement intervention activities * Children with developmental disabilities
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Plan International
Kakata, Liberia
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Plan International
Sanniquellie, Liberia
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Plan International
Tubmanburg, Liberia
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Plan International
Voinjama, Liberia
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