Food InsecurityNCT07722195
Effect of Tailored Nutrition Plan Intervention on Children in Food Insecure Households.
A study testing Tailored Nutritional Counseling and Standard Nutrition Education Group in people with Food Insecurity and Nutrition Assessment, run by Kasr El Aini Hospital at 1 site in Egypt.
Trial summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an individualized dietary intervention in reducing household food insecurity levels and improving growth metrics in Egyptian children aged 5 to 11 years from food-insecure households, excluding those with severe chronic illnesses. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 5 to 11 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Food Insecurity, Nutrition Assessment
- What is being tested?
- Tailored Nutritional Counseling and Standard Nutrition Education Group
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 144 participants
- Where
- 1 siteEgypt
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2025to 1 Apr 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 5 to 11 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Egyptian children aging 4 to 11 years.
- With food insecurity according to the Arab Family Food security scale..
Who cannot join
- 1. Children with chronic diseases: Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, asthma cardiac disease malabsorption syndrome, renal diseases \&liver diseases
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effect of Tailored Nutrition Plan Intervention on Children in Food Insecure Households: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an individualized dietary intervention in reducing household food insecurity levels and improving growth metrics in Egyptian children aged 5 to 11 years from food-insecure households, excluding those with severe chronic illnesses. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does a 12-week tailored nutrition plan significantly lower household food insecurity levels compared to general nutrition education? Does the tailored nutritional intervention significantly improve the anthropometric growth measures (weight, height, and BMI) and hemoglobin levels of these children? Researchers will compare the intervention group receiving a resource-conscious, tailored nutritional plan to a control group receiving generalized healthy dietary education to see if individualized counseling provides superior protection against severe food insecurity and better promotes linear growth and anemia recovery. Participants will undergo three primary clinic sessions across a 12-week study period: Complete baseline assessments during Session 1, including socioeconomic surveys, the Arab Family Food Security Scale (AFFS), anthropometric measurements, and venous hemoglobin blood draws. Follow either an individualized tailored nutrition plan (focusing on structured meal times and local, budget-friendly substitutions like beans or lentils) or a standard general nutrition education model using visual aids. Attend a final 12-week follow-up session to engage in collaborative healthy habit activities and repeat all primary outcome assessments (AFFS scoring, physical measurements, and hemoglobin verification).
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Nutrition Assessment
- Being tested
- Tailored Nutritional Counseling, Standard Nutrition Education Group
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Tailored Nutritional CounselingBehavioural
Includes individualizing meal times, implementing budget-friendly local food substitutions (e.g., local beans/lentils), and teaching simple cooking methods to preserve dietary nutrients
Standard Nutrition Education GroupBehavioural
Households assigned to this arm follow standard, generalized healthy dietary guidelines includes food guide pyramid and how to apply.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Tailored Nutritional Plan Group | Experimental | Households assigned to this arm receive a personalized, family-centered nutritional plan tailored to their specific socioeconomic conditions and the child's daily routine. Receives: Behavioral: Tailored Nutritional Counseling |
| Standard Nutrition Education Group | Experimental | Households assigned to this arm follow standard, generalized healthy dietary guidelines. Receives: Behavioral: Standard Nutrition Education Group |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in household food security status
Measured using the Arab Family Food Security Scale. The scale consists of 7 items, where a score of 3 or more out of 7 indicates household food insecurity. A score was generated by categorizing the level of household food security as follows; (0-2) food secure, (3-5) moderately food insecure, and (6-7) severely food insecure .The outcome will evaluate the pre- and post-intervention difference in food security status and the percentage of households achieving complete food security.
Measured: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change in pediatric anthropometric growth metrics
Evaluated by measuring the percentage changes in individual child growth parameters, specifically weight (kg), height (cm), and Body Mass Index (BMI, kg/m²), weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2 from the initial encounter to the end of the study.
Measured: Baseline and 12 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Jul 2026
- Study start1 Jun 2025
- Primary completion1 Jan 2026
- Study completion1 Apr 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Food InsecurityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 144 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Somaia Nasser Abdelmoneim, Kasr El Aini Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07722195
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MD-184-2024
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 9 Jul 2026
- Last updated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Abd El-Fatah, N., & Aboelseoud, A. (2023). Progress in Egypt's Sustainable Development Goals from a Public Health Nutrition Perspective. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 0(0), 99-107. https://doi.org/10.21608/jhiph.2023.286592 Bidira, K., Tamiru, D., & Belachew, T. (2022). Effect of nutritional education on anthropometric deficits among pre-school aged children in south West Ethiopia: quasi-experimental study. Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 48(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-022-01201-0 De Onis, M., Onyango, A. W., Borghi, E., Siyam, A., Nishida, C., & Siekmann, J. (2007). Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85(9), 660-667. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.07.043497 Ebadi-Vanestanagh, M., Molani-Gol, R., & Alizadeh, M. (2023). Effects of the nutrition education intervention on food security, anthropometry, and body composition in women: A randomized controlled trial. Nutrition and Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060231155538
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Tailored Nutrition Plan Intervention on Children in Food Insecure Households: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07722195
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MD-184-2024
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Nutrition Assessment
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 144 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Kasr El Aini HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jan 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Apr 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an individualized dietary intervention in reducing household food insecurity levels and improving growth metrics in Egyptian children aged 5 to 11 years from food-insecure households, excluding those with severe chronic illnesses. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does a 12-week tailored nutrition plan significantly lower household food insecurity levels compared to general nutrition education? Does the tailored nutritional intervention significantly improve the anthropometric growth measures (weight, height, and BMI) and hemoglobin levels of these children? Researchers will compare the intervention group receiving a resource-conscious, tailored nutritional plan to a control group receiving generalized healthy dietary education to see if individualized counseling provides superior protection against severe food insecurity and better promotes linear growth and anemia recovery. Participants will undergo three primary clinic sessions across a 12-week study period: Complete baseline assessments during Session 1, including socioeconomic surveys, the Arab Family Food Security Scale (AFFS), anthropometric measurements, and venous hemoglobin blood draws. Follow either an individualized tailored nutrition plan (focusing on structured meal times and local, budget-friendly substitutions like beans or lentils) or a standard general nutrition education model using visual aids. Attend a final 12-week follow-up session to engage in collaborative healthy habit activities and repeat all primary outcome assessments (AFFS scoring, physical measurements, and hemoglobin verification).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind (participant, care provider, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Tailored Nutritional Plan Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Tailored Nutritional CounselingHouseholds assigned to this arm receive a personalized, family-centered nutritional plan tailored to their specific socioeconomic conditions and the child's daily routine. |
| Standard Nutrition Education Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Standard Nutrition Education GroupHouseholds assigned to this arm follow standard, generalized healthy dietary guidelines. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 5 to 11 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Egyptian children aging 4 to 11 years.
- With food insecurity according to the Arab Family Food security scale..
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- 1. Children with chronic diseases: Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, asthma cardiac disease malabsorption syndrome, renal diseases \&liver diseases
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Tailored Nutritional CounselingIncludes individualizing meal times, implementing budget-friendly local food substitutions (e.g., local beans/lentils), and teaching simple cooking methods to preserve dietary nutrients | Behavioural | Tailored Nutritional Plan Group |
| Standard Nutrition Education GroupHouseholds assigned to this arm follow standard, generalized healthy dietary guidelines includes food guide pyramid and how to apply. | Behavioural | Standard Nutrition Education Group |
Primary outcome
Change in household food security status
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks
Measured using the Arab Family Food Security Scale. The scale consists of 7 items, where a score of 3 or more out of 7 indicates household food insecurity. A score was generated by categorizing the level of household food security as follows; (0-2) food secure, (3-5) moderately food insecure, and (6-7) severely food insecure .The outcome will evaluate the pre- and post-intervention difference in food security status and the percentage of households achieving complete food security.
Change in pediatric anthropometric growth metrics
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks
Evaluated by measuring the percentage changes in individual child growth parameters, specifically weight (kg), height (cm), and Body Mass Index (BMI, kg/m²), weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2 from the initial encounter to the end of the study.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 23 Jul 2026.
- BackgroundAbd El-Fatah, N., & Aboelseoud, A. (2023). Progress in Egypt's Sustainable Development Goals from a Public Health Nutrition Perspective. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 0(0), 99-107. https://doi.org/10.21608/jhiph.2023.286592 Bidira, K., Tamiru, D., & Belachew, T. (2022). Effect of nutritional education on anthropometric deficits among pre-school aged children in south West Ethiopia: quasi-experimental study. Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 48(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-022-01201-0 De Onis, M., Onyango, A. W., Borghi, E., Siyam, A., Nishida, C., & Siekmann, J. (2007). Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85(9), 660-667. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.07.043497 Ebadi-Vanestanagh, M., Molani-Gol, R., & Alizadeh, M. (2023). Effects of the nutrition education intervention on food security, anthropometry, and body composition in women: A randomized controlled trial. Nutrition and Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060231155538
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Tailored Nutritional Counseling and Standard Nutrition Education Group in people with Food Insecurity and Nutrition Assessment, run by Kasr El Aini Hospital at 1 site in Egypt.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in household food security status (time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07722195, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jul 2026.