Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness Trial on Alleviation of Infant Malnutrition With Fortified Spread or Maize-Soy Flour Food Supplements
Lead Sponsor:
Tampere University
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-15 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
This study tests the hypothesis that moderately underweight but not severely wasted 6-17-month old infants receiving fortified spread or maize-spy flour as a food supplement for 12 weeks grow better d...
Detailed Description
Childhood undernutrition is very common in rural Malawi, like in many other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Usually, undernutrition develops between 6 and 24 months of age. By two years of age, 30-50...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- signed informed consent from at least one guardian
- age 6.00 months to 14.99 months
- weight-for-age \<-2.0 Z scores
- availability during the period of the study
- permanent resident Lungwena Health Centre catchment area
Exclusion
- moderate or severe wasting (WHM\<80% of the reference median)
- history of peanut allergy
- history of any serious allergic reaction to any substance, requiring emergency medical care
- history of anaphylaxis
- severe illness warranting hospital referral
- concurrent participation in another clinical trial with intervention to the child
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
299 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00420758
Start Date
November 1 2007
End Date
May 1 2008
Last Update
December 4 2015
Active Locations (1)
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College of Medicine, University of Malawi
Mangochi, Mangochi District, Malawi