Different Strategies for Preventing Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger: a Pragmatic Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- Epicentre
- 入组人数
- 7,836
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Incidence of severe acute malnutrition
研究概览
简要总结
Options for large-scale preventive distributions include fortified blended flours, ready-to-use foods and direct cash transfer either alone or in combination with family protective rations. Finding the most appropriate strategy is essential to prevent child malnutrition in countries like Niger with annual hunger gaps. Here, the investigators compare different preventive strategies on the incidence of acute malnutrition among children 6 to 23 months.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Ecologic Or Community
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Months 至 24 Months（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •resident in selected villages
- •height between 60 and 80 cm.
排除标准
- •refusal to participate
结局指标
主要结局
Incidence of severe acute malnutrition
时间窗: 15 months
Severe acute malnutrition was defined as : Weight for Height Z-score (WHO Standards 2006)\< -3 and/or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) \< 115mm and/or bipedal oedema. MUAC was measured at the midpoint of a child's left arm with a plastic measuring tape with a precision of 1 mm. These indicators were evaluated monthly during the entire follow-up (15 months).
次要结局
- Mortality(duration of follow-up (15 months))