Moderate acute malnutrition treatment
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- PACTR201809662822990
- Lead Sponsor
- Wolaita Sodo University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 324
Inclusion Criteria
Children with MAM, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of =11.5 to 12.5 cm and/or Weight for height z scores, < -2 and = -3 based on WHO growth reference and those who are currently living in the study area. Subjects who are planning to continue to live in the study area for the next 6 month.
Exclusion Criteria
Severely malnourished children, Children with chronic illnesses or other medical complications that prevented them from safely ingesting supplementary food, Children already participating in other interventions will be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recovery rate measured bu mid upper arm circumference and weight for height z-score
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Average weight gain