Effectiveness of Nutritional Products to Treat Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- WastingModerate Acute Malnutrition
- Interventions
- Dietary Supplement: A daily ration of 40 kcal/kg of body weight during 56 days
- Registration Number
- NCT01898871
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, Yaounde
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an improved corn-soya blend (CSB+) and a new formulated ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) are effective in the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children.
- Detailed Description
Assuming the availability of some food in the household, the caregivers were instructed on how best to use the food they have and the quantity of supplementary food distributed was calculated to provide about 50% of child energy requirement.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 81
Inclusion Criteria
- Children aged 6-59 month
- Weight-for-height between -3 and -2 z-scores without edema
- Good appetite
- Stable clinical conditions
Exclusion Criteria
- Weight-for-Height Z-score < -3
- Presence of bilateral pitting edema
- Unstable clinical conditions
- Not showing appetite
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Ready to Use Suplementary Food (RUSF) A daily ration of 40 kcal/kg of body weight during 56 days A daily ration of 40 kcal/kg of body weight during 56 days Corn Soya Blend (CSB+) A daily ration of 40 kcal/kg of body weight during 56 days A daily ration of 40 kcal/kg of body weight during 56 days
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recovery rate of the children receiving CSB+ or RUSF 56 days Children with Weight-for-Height Z-score \> -2
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Evodoula Health District
🇨🇲Evodoula, Cameroon
Biyem Assi District Centre
🇨🇲Yaounde, Cameroon