Status:
COMPLETED
Ready to Use Supplementary Food in Moderate Childhood Malnutrition
Lead Sponsor:
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands
Collaborating Sponsors:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nutriset
Conditions:
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-5 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Since 2001, Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) are widely used to treat severe malnutrition. Their efficacy and effectiveness were proven in community therapeutic care programs. Recently, the quest...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- all children aged 6 months to 5 years admitted to SFC outpatient care during the study period
- WHM between 70-79% (1977 NCHS/WHO standard) without edema
- approval from the caretaker
Exclusion
- presence of the following signs: bilateral edema, MUAC\<110 mm , WHM\< 70%(criteria for severe malnutrition), and medical complications necessitating hospitalisation
- refusal to participate from caretaker
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
570 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01147198
Start Date
April 1 2007
End Date
April 1 2008
Last Update
January 24 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Health Centers run by MSF and MOH
Bo, Bo, Sierra Leone