Protocols
The iLiNS Project has developed research protocols for acceptability studies, efficacy trials, and socio-economic studies. Links to the protocols for all efficacy trials are available below. Descriptions of several Project sub-studies are also available below. We also provide a two-page description of our approach to assessment of infant motor, cognitive, and socio-emotional development in each study site.
Protocols for acceptability studies and efficacy trials are all be registered at clinicaltrials.gov, a website maintained by the U. S. National Institutes of Health. Links to protocols at clinicaltrials.gov follow.
Acceptability studies
- Burkina Faso (iLiNS-ACCEPT-B)
Acceptability of Zinc-fortified Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements - Ghana (iLiNS-ACCEPT-G)
Acceptability of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (LNS) for Women and Infants - Malawi (iLiNS-ACCEPT-M)
Acceptability of LNS in Malawi: the “iLiNS-ACCEPT-M” trial
Efficacy trials
- Burkina Faso (iLiNS-ZINC)
Optimal Amount of Zinc to Include in a Lipid-based Nutrient Supplement (LNS) - Ghana (iLiNS-DYAD-G)
Efficacy of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (LNS) for Pregnant and Lactating Women and Their Infants - Malawi (iLiNS-DOSE)
Prevention of Linear Growth Failure in Infants and Young Children With Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS-DOSE) - Malawi (iLiNS-DYAD-M)
Supplementing Maternal and Infant Diet With High-energy, Micronutrient Fortified Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (LNS) (iLiNS-DYAD-M)
Assessment of infant development
- The effect of various formulations of lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) on motor, cognitive, and socio-emotional development at age 18 months in Malawi, Ghana, and Burkina Faso.
Download a two-page description of our assessment approach here.
Sub-studies
- Effect of daily consumption of a micronutrient-fortified, energy-dense lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) on breast milk intake in Malawian infants.
Download a two-page description of this sub-study here. -
The effect of various doses of lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) on energy intake from complementary foods of 9-month old infants in rural Malawi
Download a two-page description of this sub-study here.
Watch this site for more information in coming months.
For more information on iLiNS Project research protocols, contact us.
