RecruitingNot Applicable

Hens Hatching Hope

Honduras400 participantsStarted 2021-01-23

Plain-language summary

The study is a prospective community-cluster non-randomized trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of a program that will provide 30-day egg vouchers to mothers of 6 to 24 month-old children living in rural areas of Intibucá, Honduras.

Who can participate

Age range6 Months – 24 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy children ages 6 to 24 months at the time the study begins * No cerebral palsy, birth defect or condition that may affect their growth or development. * Children living in the department of Intibucá, Honduras Exclusion Criteria: * Children from families that are considering leaving the region within the next 12 months * Known egg allergy

What they're measuring

Changes in Length/Height-for-age z-scores (zHAZ) from baseline at 6 months

Timeframe: 6 months

Changes in Length/Height-for-age z-scores (zHAZ) from baseline at 12 months

Timeframe: Change from baseline zHAZ at 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04721197

SponsorGeorgia Southern University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-01-22

Contact for this trial

Ana Palacios, MD, PhD

4193244643 anapalac@iu.edu

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