Nutri-CAP: Nutrition for Children, Adolescent Girls, and Pregnant Women in Slums of Dhaka City

Launched by INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH, BANGLADESH · Mar 27, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

The Nutri-CAP trial is focused on improving nutrition for pregnant women, adolescent girls, and young children living in the slums of Dhaka City. The researchers aim to find out if providing nutrition counseling, supplements like iron and calcium, and guidance on healthy eating can help these groups gain the right amount of weight during pregnancy, improve their overall health, and ensure that young children grow properly. The study will also include education on water, sanitation, and hygiene to further support health.

To participate in this trial, pregnant women should be between 18-39 years old and in their first 16 weeks of pregnancy, while adolescent girls need to be aged 11-19 and willing to stay in the study area for two years. Children must be under two years old and the youngest in their household. Participants can expect to receive personalized nutrition advice and support throughout the study. It's important to note that those currently involved in other nutrition programs or with certain health issues may not be eligible. This trial is a great opportunity for families in the area to receive essential support for better health outcomes.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• * Pregnant women:
• • Age 18-39 years
• • Before 16 weeks of gestation
• • BMI 15-24.99 kg/m2 measured on enrolment
• • Have the plan to stay in the study area till delivery
• • Willing to participate in the study
• • Not enrolled in any nutrition project/programme currently
• Adolescent girls:
• • Aged 11-19 years
• • Willing to participate in the study
• • Not involved in any nutrition project/programme
• • Will stay in the study area for the next 2 years
• Children:
• • Aged 0-24 months
• • Youngest child of the household
• • Caregivers have the plan to stay in the study area at least up to two years of age
• • Not enrolled in any nutrition project/programme currently
• Exclusion Criteria:
• * Pregnant women:
• • Subject not willing to provide consent
• • Subject has the plan to migrate outside of the study area during the study period
• • Subject has a plan to go elsewhere ( village/ parents' house) for delivery
• • Any reported/diagnosed chronic diseases (such as hypertension, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, pancreatic diseases, diabetes mellitus, thyroid dysfunction, immunological diseases, malignancy, or any other diseases which could impede compliance with the study protocol)
• • Extremely obese
• • Subject involved in any nutrition programme/ intervention currently
• Adolescent girls:
• • Subject not willing to give assent/consent
• • Subject has the plan to migrate outside the study area during the study period
• • Subject involved in any nutrition programme/intervention currently
• Children:
• • Caregiver/guardian not willing to provide consent
• • Have the plan to migrate outside of the study area during the study period
• • Child with any congenital anomaly
• • Subject involved in any nutrition programme/intervention currently