Adolescent neurobehavioral outcomes after early-life nutrition in a Bangladeshi cohort
Official title: Neurobehavioral impacts in adolescence from early life nutrition supplementation: 10-year follow-up to a cluster randomized trial in Bangladesh
Funded at University of South Carolina at Columbia · NIH-11593342 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project follows up teens who were part of an early-life nutrition trial to see how their development and behavior look years later.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of South Carolina at Columbia NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Columbia, United States) |
| Project start | July 1, 2026 |
| Project end | June 30, 2031 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $77,982 |
| NIH project number | 3R01HD118019-01A1S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11593342 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are adolescents who were part of the original Rang-Din Nutrition Study and are now in adolescence.
✕Less likely to help
Adolescents who did not participate in the original trial may not be directly eligible or benefit.
What this research studies
Researchers will track a group of adolescents who previously received enhanced nutrition during pregnancy and early childhood to understand long-term brain and behavior outcomes. The study uses a pre-existing cohort from the Rang-Din Nutrition Study and will collect neurobehavioral data during adolescence. It aims to link early-life nutrition exposure with later cognitive and behavioral patterns, using follow-up assessments over several years. Results could inform future maternal and child health programs on nutrition’s lasting impact.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, findings could guide policies and programs to improve adolescent development through nutrition in early life.
How similar studies have gone: Prior studies show that early nutrition can influence later development, but long-term adolescent neurobehavioral data are limited.
Where this research is happening
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University of South Carolina at Columbia
Columbia, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Ghattas, Hala — University of South Carolina at Columbia
- Study coordinator: Ghattas, Hala
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.