Comparison of a Locally Produced RUTF With a Commercial RUTF in the Treatment of SAM
- Conditions
- ChildrenTreatmentMalnutrition
- Interventions
- Dietary Supplement: 2 months of treatment
- Registration Number
- NCT02907424
- Lead Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
- Brief Summary
In order to make Cambodia independent from importing a product for the treatment and prevention of malnutrition, UNICEF, DFPTQ Fisheries Administration and IRD have started a collaboration for the development of a range of products for the treatment and prevention of malnutrition. To reduce costs of the product, and to adapt the taste to local circumstances, the protein source of the usual RUTF (milk powder) has been changed to fish (Trey Riel). The main objective of this sub-study is to test the efficacy of the newly developed RUTF on the recovery of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. As comparison, the current treatment of SAM with BP-100 will be used.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
- discharged from hospital after admission for SAM
- WHZ <2.8 Z-score or MUAC<11.5 cm
- no complications
- passing the appetite test
- <6 mo of age
- complications related to SAM
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description BP-100 2 months of treatment standard treatment Num Trey 2 months of treatment locally produced RUTF
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method weight gain 2 months weight gain in g/kg/day
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fatty Acid composition 2 months changes in serum concentrations of fatty acids over the intervention period
body composition 2 months changes in body composition obtained from skinfold thickness measurements over the treatment period
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Fisheries Post-harvest Technologies and Quality Control, Fisheries Administration
🇰ðŸ‡Phnom Penh, Cambodia