Study to see how good Ready to use therapeutic food is in treating uncomplicated severe acute malnourished under-five children in community settings

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Health Condition 1: null- Severe acute malnutrition among under five children

Registration Number: CTRI/2011/12/002259

Lead Sponsor: IAPSM Ford Foundation Epidemiological grant

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

Operational definition of SAM: 6 months to 5 years children whose weight for height less than ? 3SD or MUAC 11.5 cm. WHO Anthro 2011 v 3.2.2. will be used to determine the weight for height Z scores.

Inclusion Criteria: Uncomplicated SAM- SAM child with all of the following namely good appetite, is alert and clinically well. Child has to be resident of the area for at least 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

Complicated SAM- SAM with any one of the following namely anorexia, not alert, high fever (104 F), severe pallor, severe dehydration, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), bipedal edema, visible severe wasting

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of children gaining 15% of the baseline weight for heightTimepoint: The child will stop receiving RUTF once he/she attains the primary outcome. The time point is minimum 4 weeks and maximum 12 weeks. Even if the child attains the primary outcome before 12 weeks, weekly anthropometry would continue till 12 weeks from initiation of RUTF. If the child does not attain the primary outcome by 12 weeks (treatment failure), hell be referred to Advanced Paediatric Centre, PGIMER for further management

Secondary Outcome Measures