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Could a 12-Day cooking class beat malnutrition? bangladesh trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT07591064

Disease control Sponsor: World Vision US Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a 12-day nutrition education program, called Positive Deviance/Hearth (PDH), can help children aged 6-59 months recover from moderate acute malnutrition. Caregivers learn to prepare nutrient-dense meals using local ingredients, with follow-up support. The trial will compare recovery rates and relapse in 400 children receiving PDH versus standard care in Bangladesh.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Positive Deviance/Hearth (PDH) behavioral nutrition program
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a low-cost, sustainable way to treat malnutrition in children using local foods, reducing reliance on specialized supplements.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small trial (400 children) in one region of Bangladesh, so results may not apply elsewhere. The program depends on caregiver participation and local food availability, which could limit effectiveness.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 400 people

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

Expected to start

May 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

6 to 59 months

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children 6-52.9 months at Baseline. This is so that children are 6-59 months by end of study (6-7 months from baseline) * Children with MAM (WHZ/WLZ \<-2 and ≥-3 and/or MUAC \<125mm and ≥115mm) * No Medical Complications (passes IMCI screening questions) * No oedema * Child does not deteriorate to SAM (WHZ/WLZ\<-3 and/or MUAC\<115mm) because child should be referred to health centre * Caregiver refuses to receive age-appropriate immunization, Vitamin A and deworming minimum 2 weeks before PDH begins * Child is not planning to live outside the study area routinely for more than 2 weeks during the 3 months of the study * Written/Oral consent is given by Parent/Caregiver to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Child is not between 6-52 months of age at Baseline * Child does not meet the inclusion criteria for WHZ/WLZ and/or MUAC; (WHZ/WLZ \<-2SD and ≥-3SD and/or MUAC \<125mm and ≥115mm); * Child has oedema; * Child has medical complications and/or does not pass the IMCI screening including fever, nausea/vomiting, acute respiratory illness (refer to Study Protocol V2.0, 19 Feb 2026); * Deteriorates to SAM and must be removed from the study and referred to the health centre for specially formulated food (SFF) treatment; * Refuses to receive minimum 2 weeks before the intervention begins, age-appropriate immunization and Vitamin A and deworming in the past 6 months; * Child lives outside the study area routinely or will be outside of the study area for more than 2 weeks in the upcoming 3 months * Parent/Caregiver unable or unwilling to attend PDH from start; * Parent/Caregiver does not provide written or oral consent to screen for the trial; * Parent/Caregiver does not provide informed consent for the study; and * any other reason.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Cachexia Malnutrition nutritional deficiency disease Recurrence

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) Undernutrition Wasting

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • World Vision Bangladesh

    Purbadhala, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

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