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Studies how diet affects growth of young children in rural Pakistan

Observes diet, nutrition and growth in children from remote farming communities.

Key facts

Who runs it
Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Where
Swat, PakistanSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Impact of Diet and Nutrition on Growth and Development in Young Children
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
832 people, planned
Started
28 Jun 2023
Expected to end
30 Sept 2028
Type of study
Observational, 2 groups
Record updated
8 January 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for households with infants or young children in remote, rural farming and herding communities in district Swat, Pakistan. It studies how food and nutrition affect children's growth and development.

Age
From 1 Day to 24 Months
Sex
All sexes can join.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Children with another long-term illness that affects the body, confirmed from medical records
  • Children who take medicine all the time for a medical problem
  • Children with a physical or mental disability

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Households living in the area from the last two 2 years
  • Households having infants or young children ≤ years
  • Households planning to reside in the same area for the next 1 year

Who cannot take part

  • Children on continuous medications for any medical issue
  • Children with any co-existent systemic diseases, confirmed from medical records
  • Physically or mentally handicapped children

Where in Pakistan

  • Dr. Muhammad ShahzadSwat, PakistanContact: Muhammad Shahzad, PhDTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The association between nutrition in early life and its long-term health consequences has long been known. However, there is a scarcity of scientific evidence on how nutritional status affects child growth and development in remote, rural agro-pastoral communities with distinct dietary intake habits, geographical location, socio-economic status, and cultures.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Group 1

    Infants and young children residing in agropastoral communities of District Swat, Pakistan

  • Group 2

    Infant and young children residing in urban areas of district Swat, Pakistan

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Dietary Intake/Patterns, Nutritional Status and Their Association With Growth and Development of Children From Remote, Agropastoral Communities of District Swat, Pakistan
Plain-language title
Studies how diet affects growth of young children in rural PakistanGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Record updated
8 January 2026