Effect of vitamin B12 supplementation on anthropometric indices in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) aged 1 month to 60 month in a nutritional rehabilitation center - a randomized control trial
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: E43- Unspecified severe protein-caloriemalnutrition
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/09/057950
- Lead Sponsor
- Moti Lal Nehru Medical College Allahabad
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1.Parents or guardians willing to give written informed consent
2.Age group of 1 month to 60 month children with severe acute malnutrition(SAM)
3.SAM will be defined as : Mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) <11.5 cm and/or weight for height/length <-3 standard deviation and/or bilateral pitting edema
1. All children with non-nutritional anaemia (malignancy,haemolytic anaemia and aplastic anaemia)
2. Children diagnosed to have chronic liver disease, chronic kidney disease, GIT disorder(inflammatory bowel disorders),heart disease,infantile tremor syndrome
3. Children with unstable viatals
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method change in anthropometric parameters ( weight and height) after vitamin B12 supplementationTimepoint: 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Document changes in Hb levels and MCV levels <br/ ><br>2.Describe the prevalence of anemia in enrolled patients <br/ ><br>3.Describe percentage of different types of anemia <br/ ><br>4.Describe the final outcome of enrolled patients <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1 year
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