To understand efficacy of Calcarea Phospharica 6x in improving health status of children with Malnutrition in age group of 1-5 years.

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition,

Registration Number: CTRI/2021/08/035387

Lead Sponsor: Lipoid Foundation

Brief Summary: Malnutrition is a big issue in developing and developed countries. The effect of malnutrition leads to stunting and various other medical issues due to various deficiencies. The children’s physical, mental growth is also affected. There are various reasons for Malnutrition which may be different in various geographical areas. As we know, Malnutrition covers Under-nutrition and Over nutrition also. Here, we are going to address Under-nutrition in the children age group of 1-5 years as it is the most vulnerable age for the growth. These children are more susceptible for catching various opportunistic infections as their susceptibility is high. Mostly they catch up Upper respiratory Tract infections, Gastro-intestinal infection, Skin issues etc. Here, the study is to intervene these children by homeopathic medicine -Calcarea Phosphrica 6x [CP 6X] . A control group with placebo will give us understanding of efficacy of CP 6X. In detail study of the each child will be done to establish the efficacy of our medicine.

The result will be assessed by studying the reduction in the various infections and the measuring their growth by checking their weight, Height, Head circumference and Mid upper arm circumference. The standard is kept as growth chart laid down by Indian Association of Pediatrics. The assessment will be done after 9 months of intervention with comparison of control group.

The whole study is done in the Rural area around Karjan, District Vadodara in Gujarat.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 266

Inclusion Criteria

Malnourishment grade Green, yellow & Red as per the IAP guidelines will be included for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Known Children detected with congenital anomalies & other systemic disorders before or during the study will be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in the grades of malnutrition on the basis of the improvement in weight, height, head circumference and Mid upper arm circumference as given in IAP growth charts. Along with this the reduction in the repeated complaints due to malnutrition showing the modification in the susceptibility of the child.	Every 4 weeks for 9 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.Improvement in the general state of health by assessing co-morbidity due to undernutrition with help of CP 6X	2. Efficacy of CP6x in improving various opportunistic infection in malnourished children.

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Room No- 53-54, Department of Community Health Services
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Vadodara, GUJARAT, India
Room No- 53-54, Department of Community Health Services
🇮🇳Vadodara, GUJARAT, India
Dr MihirKumar M Parikh
Principal investigator
9879521788
drmihir10@gmail.com