Combined Nutrition and Parenting Study

Starting soon · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Early Childhood Development (ECD)

In brief

This study aims to evaluate whether early childhood development is improved by a bundled set of interventions that promote responsive stimulation and improved nutrition by the provision of eggs and dried fish (nutrient-dense animal source foods), and whether, in combination, these stimulation and nutrition interventions are more effective than responsive stimulation or food provision alone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07490899

Run by

University of South Carolina

People needed

2240

Starts

2027-02-01

Expected to finish

2028-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-24

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Plan International — Kakata, Liberia
• Plan International — Sanniquellie, Liberia
• Plan International — Tubmanburg, Liberia
• Plan International — Voinjama, Liberia

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