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MyKid’sNutrition mobile application trial: a randomized controlled trial to promote mothers’ nutritional knowledge and nutritional status of preschool children with undernutrition—a study protocol

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This paper presents the study protocol for the MyKid'sNutrition randomized controlled trial.

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This paper presents the study protocol for the MyKid'sNutrition randomized controlled trial. The application provides educational content on children's healthy eating, underweight, loss of appetite, and child growth assessment. Primary outcomes are changes in weight-for-height and BMI-for-age z-scores, and mothers' nutritional knowledge, attitude, and practice, measured at baseline and after a 3-month follow-up. Data will include sociodemographic information and anthropometric indices. The study is registered at IRCT.ir (IRCT20140907019082N11) and recruitment began October 31, 2022. Limitations include no planned subgroup analyses and no imputation for missing data.

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PMC10439575

MyKid’sNutrition mobile application trial: a randomized controlled trial to promote mothers’ nutritional knowledge and nutritional status of preschool children with undernutrition—a study protocol

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Background Childhood malnutrition is a crucial public health issue in developing countries. Mothers’ nutritional knowledge significantly affects children’s nutritional status. It also appears that mothers with low health literacy are unable to adequately meet their children’s nutritional needs because they do not clearly understand their children’s nutrition and malnutrition status. Methods This randomized controlled trial aims to describe the development and study protocol of the MyKid’sNutrition application, a smartphone-based intervention for mothers of preschool (2–6 years old) children. The application contains several contents on children’s healthy eating, childhood underweight, children’s loss of appetite, and child growth assessment. As part of the MyKid’sNutrition trial, a total of 116 participants will be randomized 1:1 either to (a) treatment as usual and MyKid’sNutrition or (b) treatment as usual alone. The results of this trial will be based on changes in growth indicators and mothers’ nutritional knowledge, attitude, and practice within the groups and the differences between them. Discussion Due to their widespread availability throughout society, smartphones can be used to deliver educational content on a large scale at a low cost. In addition, they can provide novel ways for patients to receive support. Hence, it is essential to conduct research studies on these types of interventions. MyKid’sNutrition application offers dietary solutions for such nutritional problems as underweight, loss of appetite, and malnutrition in children. Meanwhile, it provides detailed instructions on how to interact with the child. Trial registration IRCT.ir IRCT20140907019082N11. Registered on February 19, 2022. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13063-023-07503-w.

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Ali Hojati, Sogol Alesaeidi, Saeideh Izadi et al.. MyKid’sNutrition mobile application trial: a randomized controlled trial to promote mothers’ nutritional knowledge and nutritional status of preschool children with undernutrition—a study protocol. Trials. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07503-w

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Ali Hojati, Sogol Alesaeidi, Saeideh Izadi, Alireza Nikniaz, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi

1https://ror.org/04krpx645grid.412888.f0000 0001 2174 8913Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2grid.411036.10000 0001 1498 685XDepartment of Pediatric Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Resident of Pediatric Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3https://ror.org/01n3s4692grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4https://ror.org/04krpx645grid.412888.f0000 0001 2174 8913Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
5https://ror.org/04krpx645grid.412888.f0000 0001 2174 8913Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran