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NCT05012592
Reducing Malnutrition and Helminthic Infectious Disease Among Primary School Children by the School Nurses
NA trial testing Health Awareness Program TO Reduce Malnutrition and Helminth Infestation among Primary School children in Malnutrition, Child in 604 participants. Completed in 31 December 2022.
30 September 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Hiroshima University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | non randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | prevention |
| Enrollment | 604 |
| Start date | 17 September 2021 |
| Primary completion | 30 September 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2022 |
| Sites | 1 location across Bangladesh |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Health Awareness Program TO Reduce Malnutrition and Helminth Infestation among Primary School children
Conditions studied
- Malnutrition, Child — all drugs for Malnutrition, Child →
- Intestinal Worms — all drugs for Intestinal Worms →
Sponsor
Hiroshima University
Who can join
Adults 5 to 12, any sex, with Malnutrition, Child or Intestinal Worms. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Title: Reducing malnutrition and helminthic infectious disease among primary school children by the school nurses: School-based non-randomized study in a developing country Introduction: Globally, malnutrition alone with the infectious disease a widespread problem among primary school (5 to 12 years) children. Infectious diseases such as worm infestations are aggravated with nutritional disorders which most often lead to anemia and several complications. The prevalence of malnutrition and intestinal worm infestation/ helminthic infection is still high and the awareness level of those issues is immensely poor. However, there are limited studies that evaluated the impact of increasing health awareness by the development of the Health Awareness Program for Primary School Children (HAPSC) which is conducted by the experimentally placed school nurse in Bangladesh. Objective: To increase health awareness and knowledge towards reducing malnutrition and intestinal worm infestation by implement and evaluate the impact of the Health Awareness Program for Primary School children (HAPSC) in Bangladesh. Methods: Design: A prospective, open-label, parallel-group (1:1), cluster non-randomization controlled trial (NRCT) Site and sample: School children from four primary schools in the rural areas of North Matlab at Chandpur district at Chittagong division in Bangladesh. Duration: The duration of this study is from August 2021 to March 2024 (32nd months). Outcome variables: Primary: changes in malnutrition among primary school children. Secondary: Evaluate and reduce the prevalence of intestinal worm infestation, increase awareness and knowledge regarding malnutritional and intestinal worm infestation, improvement of health behavior (eating and hygiene), frequency of school absent days, and health-related quality of life. Conclusion: Health education by the health professional in the school setting may be an effective method for improving health behavior, and increasing awareness and knowledge levels about malnutrition and intestinal worm infestation from early childhood.
Publications & conference data
3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Effects of school nurse-led health education to reduce malnutrition among primary school children in Bangladesh: Cluster nonrandomized controlled trial.
Aivey SA, Fukushima Y, Rahman MM, Nahar NS, et al · · 2024 · cited 4× · PMID 38736776 · DOI 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1560_23 -
Health educational intervention by school nurses to prevent children's helminthic infection in Bangladesh: A cluster non-randomized controlled trial.
Aivey SA, Rahman MM, Fukushima Y, Ahmed A, et al · · 2024 · cited 2× · PMID 39811877 · DOI 10.4103/jehp.jehp_2060_23 -
Assessing the Impact of Health Education on Physical Measurements of Children in Bangladesh: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial.
Sadia Alam A, Moshiur RM, Ashir A, Hossain HMD, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41098117 · DOI 10.1177/00469580251382037
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- Last refreshed: 6 March 2023
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