Effects of Snakehead Fish on IUGR and LBW Among Second and Third Trimester Women

Gadjah Mada University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pregnancy Related

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Snakehead fish meal

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07005609

Snakehead Fish Meal

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study uses a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) design, conducted on pregnant women in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. This study aims to observe the effects of snakehead fish prepared-meal intervention on fetal growth measurement and birth outcomes. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups (random allocation), the treatment and control groups. Subjects in the treatment group will be given supplementation of snakehead fish prepared-meal for lunch for 3 months daily, while subjects in the control group will not receive the intervention.

Full description

Subjects in this study were divided into two groups; treatment group, who were given snakehead fish prepared-meal for lunch everyday, and control group who were not given any supplementation.All participants have already agreed to join this study by signing the informed consent at the beginning of the study.

Snakehead fish meal contained carbohydrate, protein (from snakehead fish), vegetables and fruit. The daily intake of snakehead fish meal were noted in the food record form independently by the subjects in the treatment group and would be reported periodically to the researcher. Snakehead fish meal were given for about 3 months or until the mother deliver the baby.

All participants in both group were examined once a month using 2D ultrasonography to measured fetal growth. After the baby was born, baby's birth weigth and birth length data were obtained through the mother and baby's health book.

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: Under 28 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age ≤ 28 years
2. In the 2nd and 3rd trimesters
3. Middle to lower economic status

Exclusion criteria

1. Anemia
2. Preeclampsia
3. Multiple gestational pregnancy
4. Allergies to fish

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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56 participants in 2 patient groups

Snakehead Fish Meal Group

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects in this treatment group received snakehead fish prepared-meal for about 3 months until delivery. Snakehead fish was provided at an amount of +-100 grams per serving.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Snakehead fish meal

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Subjects in this group did not receive snakehead fish intervention.