NCT03759821: EFFECTS

Engaging Fathers for Effective Child Nutrition and Development in Tanzania

Completed NA Last updated 3 May 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Nutrition, mothers in Child Nutrition and Early Child Development in 960 participants. Completed in 28 February 2021.

Timeline

30 October 2018

Primary endpoint
28 February 2021

28 February 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Project Concern International
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	factorial
Masking	single
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	960
Start date	30 October 2018
Primary completion	28 February 2021
Estimated completion	28 February 2021
Sites	1 location across Tanzania

Drugs / interventions tested

• Nutrition, mothers
• Nutrition, mothers and fathers
• Nutrition+parenting, mothers
• Nutrition+parenting, mothers and fathers

Conditions studied

• Child Nutrition and Early Child Development — all drugs for Child Nutrition and Early Child Development →

Sponsor

Project Concern International

Who can join

Adults 0 Months to 18 Months, any sex, with Child Nutrition and Early Child Development. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study aims to evaluate the independent and combined effectiveness of engaging both mothers and fathers in bundled parenting and nutrition behavior change packages on early child nutrition and development.

Publications & conference data

8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Effects of engaging fathers and bundling parenting and nutrition interventions on early child development and maternal and paternal parenting in Mara, Tanzania: a factorial cluster-randomized controlled trial.
   Jeong J, Ahun MN, Gunaratna NS, Ambikapathi R, et al · · 2024 · cited 19× · PMID 37800367 · DOI 10.1111/jcpp.13897
2. Effects of engaging fathers and bundling nutrition and parenting interventions on household gender equality and women's empowerment in rural Tanzania: Results from EFFECTS, a five-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial.
   Galvin L, Verissimo CK, Ambikapathi R, Gunaratna NS, et al · · 2023 · cited 19× · PMID 37023660 · DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115869
3. Engaging Fathers for Effective Child Nutrition and Development in Tanzania (EFFECTS): study protocol for a five-arm, cluster-randomized trial.
   EFFECTS Study Investigators. · · 2024 · cited 4× · PMID 38486278 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-022-07002-4
4. Food purchase diversity is associated with market food diversity and diets of children and their mothers but not fathers in rural Tanzania: Results from the EFFECTS baseline survey.
   O'Malley SF, Ambikapathi R, Boncyk M, Mosha D, et al · · 2025 · cited 3× · PMID 39449138 · DOI 10.1111/mcn.13734
5. Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health: identification and treatment of wasting in children.
   Papadopoulou E, Lim YC, Chin WY, Dwan K, et al · · 2023 · cited 2× · PMID 37646367 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd015311
6. Gender and Age Differences in Meal Structures, Food Away from Home, Chrono-Nutrition, and Nutrition Intakes among Adults and Children in Tanzania Using a Newly Developed Tablet-Based 24-Hour Recall Tool.
   Ambikapathi R, Irema I, Lyatuu I, Caswell B, et al · · 2022 · cited 2× · PMID 35317413 · DOI 10.1093/cdn/nzac015
7. Contribution of Food from Market Purchases and Home Production to Child Nutrient Intake: Evidence from the EFFECTS Study Baseline Data.
   O'Malley SF, Ambikapathi R, Ghosh S, Galvin L, et al · · 2024 · cited 1× · PMID 38608871 · DOI 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.04.015
8. Effects of Engaging Fathers and Bundling Nutrition and Parenting Interventions on Child Nutrition Outcomes and Related Parent Behaviors in Rural Tanzania: Results From EFFECTS, a Five-Arm Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.
   Gunaratna NS, Ghosh S, Galvin L, Jeong J, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41788016 · DOI 10.1111/mcn.70173