Comprehensive Anaemia Program and Personalised Therapies (CAPPT)
Project Summary
Iron deficiency anaemia affects almost half of the world’s pregnant population with 20% of maternal deaths directly related to anaemia. Over half of the world’s maternal deaths caused by severe anaemia occur in South Asia. Inadequate weight gain and micronutrient intakes during pregnancy are associated with low birthweight and maternal mortality. Our research seeks to understand and address the drivers of iron deficient anaemia in low-income countries and further the evidence base about what works, how and in what context.
In Nepal the CAPPT trial will evaluate the effect of two home-counselling visits to pregnant women with tailored iron folic acid supplementation, plus monthly participatory learning and action women’s groups, on haemoglobin levels at 28-32 weeks of pregnancy.
In India the CAPPT trial will evaluate the effect of two home counselling visits to pregnant women with tailored iron folic acid supplementation on haemoglobin levels at 28-32 weeks of pregnancy.
Interventions will be tested through a non-blinded cluster-randomized controlled trial with concurrent process evaluation.
Key Project Information
Dates: 1st November 2018 - 31st October 2021
Status: Current
UCL lead/Principal Investigator: Dr Sara Hillman (UCL Institute for Women’s Health)
Partners: HERD NGO/HERD International, AIIMS, New Delhi and LSHTM
Location: Nepal, India and the UK
Funding: MRC/ Newton Fund, Indian DBT and UCL GEO
Contact: Sara Hillman (sara.hillman@ucl.ac.uk)
Institute for Global Health
Joanna Morrison, Naomi Saville, Andrew Copas, Jolene Skordis
LSHTM
Dr Phil James and Dr Helen Harris Fry
Nepal
Dr Sushil Baral and Dr Chandani Kharel (HERD International)
India
Dr Vatsla Dadhwal; Dr Vandana Jain, Dr Aparna Sharma, Gurdeep Kaur and Dr Shashi Kant (AIIMS)