Status:
UNKNOWN
Effectiveness of Safe Drinking Water in Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (Pakistan)
Lead Sponsor:
Action Contre la Faim
Collaborating Sponsors:
Johns Hopkins University
Conditions:
Marasmus
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-59 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study builds evidence on the importance of using safe drinking water during the nutritional treatment of children affected by Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). The following hypotheses will be tes...
Detailed Description
A four group randomized control trial (RCT) will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of safe drinking water in SAM treatment protocols. Intervention groups will include: 1) standard SAM treatment (c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children in each selected community will be eligible for inclusion in the study if they are
- between six and 59 months of age,
- diagnosed as an uncomplicated SAM case
- enrolled in ACF's CMAMprogram
- if the child's caretaker gives consent for the child's participation.
Exclusion
- Children will be ineligible for participation if
- they have a diagnosis of kwashiorkor; OR 2) they require in-patient treatment for SAM
- their caretakers are unwilling or unable to agree to their participation.
- Children graduating from in-patient treatment (i.e no remaining medical complications) to the out-patient CMAM program will be eligible for participation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
820 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02751476
Start Date
April 1 2016
End Date
March 1 2017
Last Update
January 31 2017
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