Impact of solid and liquid supplements on weight gain and appetite of children between 5 to 10 years
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Nutritional, Metabolic, EndocrineMalnutritionMild and Moderate Malnutrition
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN51555749
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Glasgow (UK)
- Brief Summary
2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28343801 (added 13/09/2019)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 68
Inclusion Criteria
1. Primary school children, aged between 5-10 years.
2. Mild to moderate malnutrition (Z-score between -2 and -1)
3. Healthy children
4. Not on any medication or on any nutritional supplements
5. Not following special diet
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of eating disorder
2. History of gastrointestinal problems or surgery
3. History of food allergy
4. History of chronic illness
5. On any medication
6. Currently taking part in other research
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Weight measurement - The weight of the children will be measured wearing lightweight clothes without shoes with a calibrated electronic scale (Seca, Hamburg, Germany).<br> 2. Height measurement - Height will be measured with a portable stadiometer (Seca, Leicester, UK) using a stretch stature method.<br> 3. Mid upper arm circumference - Mid upper arm circumference will be measured with a flexible measuring tape on the left upper arm.<br> 4. Skin fold measurement - Triceps, biceps and subscapular skin folds will be measured using Holtain skin fold calliper (Holtain LTD, Crosswell, UK) to the nearest 0.2 mm.<br> 5. Appetite measures - Appetite sensations will be measured with validated appetite questionnaires (Flint et al., 2000).<br><br> All the primary outcomes will be measured before the supplementation (baseline), two weeks after initiation of the supplementation and at the end of the supplementation.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Taste acceptability of supplements<br> 2. Perceived benefits of the supplements by parents/carers<br> 3. Perceived side effects of the supplements by parents/carers<br><br> The secondary outcomes will be measured only before the supplementation (baseline) and at the end of supplementation.<br>