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Efficacy of Mobile Health Application in Promotion of Exclusive Breast Feeding and Young Child Feeding Practices in Pakistan

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 48 YearsFemaleAga Khan University
NCT05590351 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Early life nutrition is the key modifiable determinant of child growth, development, survival and diseases of adult onset. Pakistan ranks highest for neonatal mortality rate (44.2/1000 live births (LBs)) globally. One third of under-five deaths (74.9/1000 LBs) are attributable to high prevalence of stunting (38%), underweight (23%) and wasting (7%), greatly related to feeding practices. Given the low prevalence of exclusively breast fed (EBF) (48%) and use of minimum acceptable diet (13%), mitigation of early life nutritional risk through promotion of EBF and Young Child Feeding Practices (YCFP) provides a critical window of opportunity for intervention. Secondary Care Hospitals (SCH) of the Aga Khan Health Services Pakistan provide essential maternal and child health services for low-middle income population. Babies born at these SCHs are followed up for vaccination, growth-monitoring a

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant women in the third trimester at 36 +/- 1 week of gestation. 2. Planned to stay in their respective areas for at least 1 year after delivery 3. Planned to get the infant immunized from the respective FHC of the hospitals. 4. Have access to smart phones with internet connection. 5. Registered and planning to deliver to any of the Secondary Care Hospitals 6. Can read and write in local language (English and/or Urdu). 7. Consent to participate and remain in the study until 1 year of child age Exclusion Criteria: 1. High-risk including maternal neurological/heart/ autoimmune/renal disease, preeclampsia, placenta previa, multiple gestations (twins/triplets), fetal structural/genetic anomalies, fetal growth restrictions, and birth trauma/requiring NICU admission. 2. Women who plan to move to different location after delivery
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What it tests

  • First diet: m-health coaching application
  • Face to Face counselling
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Where

1 site
The Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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