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Last refreshed on: 18 January 2016
Main ID:  NCT02294240
Date of registration: 05/11/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Aga Khan University
Public title: Effect of Energy Dense Biscuits in Undernourished Women on Birth Weight of Their Neonates
Scientific title: Effect of Energy Dense Biscuits in Under Nourished Pregnant Women on Birth Weight of Their Newborns in a Low Income Peri-urban Setting of Karachi; a Community Based Randomized Interventional Study
Date of first enrolment: September 2014
Target sample size: 224
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02294240
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Pakistan
Contacts
Name:     Farah N Qamar
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Affiliation:  Aga Khan University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

All pregnant females with gestational age =14 weeks and Body mass index(BMI) <18.5

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnant females with underlying chronic illness (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, renal
disease, and hypertension)

Pregnant females with history of multiple abortions ( two or more abortions)

Pregnant females identified as having twin/triplet pregnancies

Pregnant females not consenting to participate

Pregnant females who are already enrolled in any other study that may interfere with the
results of this study



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Birth Weight
Intervention(s)
Other: Wheat Flour, oil, iron & Folic acid
Dietary Supplement: Energy dense biscuits
Primary Outcome(s)
Neonatal birth weight [Time Frame: within 48 hours of birth]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Maternal Hemoglobin and Ferritin [Time Frame: On enrollment and last visit (33-35 weeks of gestation)]
Maternal weight gain [Time Frame: on enrolment,20-22 week, 33-35 week of gestation]
Palatability, acceptability, and compliance of the biscuits [Time Frame: On last visit (33-35 weeks of gestation)]
Secondary ID(s)
PED 3009
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
English Biscuit Manufacturers
Ethics review
Results
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