Status:
UNKNOWN
Ready to Use Therapeutic Food in the Rehabilitation of Severely Malnourished Children
Lead Sponsor:
Makerere University
Collaborating Sponsors:
NUFU
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-59 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Severe malnutrition is a major cause of child morbidity and mortality in developing countries especially sub-Saharan Africa. The hospital mortality rate due to severe malnutrition in developing countr...
Detailed Description
Severe malnutrition is a major cause of child morbidity and mortality in developing countries especially sub-Saharan Africa. The hospital case fatality rate of severely malnourished children in develo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children aged 6-59 months with severe malnutrition (weight for height less than 70% of median National Center for Health Statistics \[NCHS\]/WHO reference values)
- Parent's or caretaker's informed consent for study and HIV test.
- Children who have completed initial phase of management of severe malnutrition(without oedema, diarrhoea, vomiting; with normal temperature and gaining weight \>5g/kg/day)
Exclusion
- Serious medical conditions e.g. severe pneumonia, cerebral palsy
- Persistent diarrhoea
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
February 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
128 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00131417
Start Date
October 1 2004
End Date
February 1 2005
Last Update
October 5 2005
Active Locations (2)
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1
Centre for International Health University of Bergen
Bergen, Bergen, Norway, NO-5021
2
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Mulago Hospital
Kampala, Uganda, P.O. 7072