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Trial reportBMJ open2017

Making a balanced plate for pregnant women to improve birthweight of infants: a study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in rural Bangladesh.

Morseda Chowdhury, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Ashraful Alam, Michael J Dibley

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Morseda ChowdhurySydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Camille Raynes-GreenowSydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Ashraful AlamSydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Michael J DibleySydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
University of Sydney · AUBRAC · BD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesLow birthweight significantly contributes to neonatal mortality, morbidities and psychosocial debilities throughout the course of life. A large proportion of infants (36-55%) in Bangladesh is born with low birthweight. Nutritional status of women during pregnancy is critical for optimal growth and development of the fetus. Nutrition education has been found to improve maternal nutritional status. Our study aims to determine whether nutrition education with a practical demonstration during pregnancy is an effective intervention for improving the birthweight of infants compared with standard nutrition education only. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will conduct a community-based cluster randomised controlled trial in one rural district of Bangladesh. Treatments will be allocated evenly between the study clusters (n=36). Participants in the intervention clusters receive 'balanced plate nutrition education' with a practical demonstration from community health workers 4-7 times throughout their entire pregnancy, starting from the first trimester. The control clusters will receive standard nutrition education delivered by public and other healthcare providers as per ongoing antenatal care protocol. Our sample size would be 900 pregnant women to determine 100 g differences in mean birthweight, considering 5% type 1 error, 80% power and an intra-cluster correlation coefficient of 0.03. The primary outcome of the trial is birthweight of the infants and the secondary outcomes include daily caloric intake and dietary diversity score among the pregnant women. Outcomes will be measured at enrolment, third to ninth month of gestation (monthly) and at delivery. Community health workers blinded to the study hypothesis will collect all data. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study was approved by the James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Ethical Review Committee, Dhaka, Bangladesh. We will communicate the final results to relevant research and public health groups and publish research papers in peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12616000080426.

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Birth WeightDietEnergy IntakeAdolescentAdultBangladeshCluster AnalysisCounselingDieteticsFemaleHealth EducationHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMalnutritionMaternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomenabalanced platelow birthweightpregnant women

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PMID28827238
PMCPMC5724074
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