IMPRINT - Nutrition Intervention Trial

This is another specialized program under GCI portfolio that is conducting randomized controlled trial (RCT) with an efficacy model being tested in low resource communities in urban Delhi with high rates of stunting. The trial by enrolling 1800 mother infants’ dyads intends to answer relevant scientific questions on the role of improving maternal dietary intake in promoting linear growth during the first 6 months of life. Further it is also testing the benefits of increasing protein quantity and quality in complementary foods to improve linear growth in the second 6 months of life in 1400 infants. Together, both the sub-studies will test approaches that form an overall strategy to achieve accelerated linear growth during infancy. The issues being addressed may be pertinent for future policy intervention, as on date there are no nutritional intervention for lactating mothers as per National guidelines.