Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplementation in Preventing Malnutrition in Children With Infection
Lead Sponsor:
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Malaria
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-59 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether 14 days nutritional supplementation with Ready to use therapeutic Food (RUTF) or micronutrients alone to children having an infection will prevent mal...
Detailed Description
Anorexia due to infection might lead to weight loss. In many settings total recovery is problematic what might result in a permanent lower weight. A short period high quality food supplementation coul...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 6 to 59 months of age
- Not malnourished or moderately acutely malnourished children
- Diagnosis of malaria and/or diarrhoea and/or LRTI
- Intending to remain in area for the duration of the 6 month follow-up
- Living within approximately 60 minutes walking distance from the clinic
- Informed consent from a guardian\*
Exclusion
- Child is exclusively breastfeeding
- Child is severely malnourished
- Presence of 'General Danger Signs'
- Presence of severe disease (including severe malaria, severe LRTI, severe diarrhoea)
- Needing hospitalisation for any reason
- Known history of allergy to the nutritional supplementation
- Having a sibling enrolled in the study\*
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
2213 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01154803
Start Date
February 1 2012
End Date
February 1 2013
Last Update
October 16 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Goronyo health clinic outpatient department
Goronyo, Sokoto State, Nigeria