CompletedNot Applicable

Caregiver Training to Prevent Konzo Disease in Children in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Democratic Republic of the Congo238 participantsStarted 2021-04-01

Plain-language summary

The proposed research adapted the caregiver training and child neurodevelopmental assessment capacity that the PI previously built in Uganda beginning in 2008, to a community-based intervention model for the prevention of konzo in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Who can participate

Age range1 Year – 4 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Mother with at least one child aged between 1 and 4 years * Mother is the primary caregiver of child * Mother is 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * History of brain injury (infectious, traumatic, birth) in child * Konzo disease in any family member of household * Epilepsy in child * Any neurodisability in child * Caregiver is unable to participate in the year-long training

What they're measuring

Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) Composite Score

Timeframe: Month 6, month 12

Child Urine Thiocyanite Level

Timeframe: Month 6, month 12

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04036708

SponsorMichigan State University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-08-31

Results submitted2023-11-23

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