Status:
COMPLETED
Eggs for Gut Health
Lead Sponsor:
Washington University School of Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
Project Peanut Butter
Thrasher Research Fund
Conditions:
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Stunting
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-30 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test egg powder supplementation in children with moderate acute malnutrition in Sierra Leone. The main question it aims to answer is: \- Will provision of 15g of...
Detailed Description
Undernutrition in children manifests as wasting, stunting, or both. While wasting is generally responsive to high-quality nutritional interventions, stunting is less so. Affected children are at incre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- At least 6 months of age and less than 30 months of age
- Mid-upper arm circumference \>= 11.5cm and \< 12. 5 cm
- Mid-upper arm circumference-for-age z-score \< -2
- Provision of signed (or thumb-printed) and dated informed consent form
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study, including no plan to move from the catchment area of a participating clinic
Exclusion
- Nutritional edema
- Simultaneous involvement in another research trial or supplementary feeding program
- Chronic debilitating illness
- Allergy to egg
- Receipt of treatment for acute malnutrition within 1 month prior to screening
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 9 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 19 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
461 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06002438
Start Date
October 9 2023
End Date
December 19 2024
Last Update
February 6 2025
Active Locations (10)
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1
Bandajuma
Bandajuma, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
2
Bendu Maleh
Bendu, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
3
Blama Massaquoi
Blama Massaquoi, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
4
Gbondapi
Gbondapi, Southern Province, Sierra Leone