Acceptability and Effectiveness of Local Food Solutions for the Prevention of Acute Malnutrition in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia (ELOFSAM)
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Mekelle University
- Enrollment
- 7,530
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Acute Malnutrition
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The lack of diversified and enriched complementary foods is one of the key causes of the high burden of acute malnutrition among 6-23 months old children in Ethiopia. Thus, a new innovative way of diversifying and enriching complementary foods is essential in communities where vulnerable populations are likely to have nutrient gaps in their typical diets and multiple micronutrient deficiencies. The purpose of this project is to investigate the acceptability and effectiveness of locally produced cereal based foods (LP-CBFs) and small quantity lipid based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) as preventive interventions to effectively reduce the burden of acute malnutrition among 6-23 months old children in the post conflict settings of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 6 Months to 23 Months (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •All 6-23 months old children
Exclusion Criteria
- •6-23 months old children with severe acute malnutrition.
Arms & Interventions
Bahgina group
The Bahgina treatment group will be supplemented with Bahgina, a locally produced cereal based product for a maximum of six months at 200g/day.
Intervention: Bahgina (Dietary Supplement)
SQLNS group
The small quantity lipid based nutrient supplements (SQLNS) group will be provided with 20g of SQLNS/day for a maximum of six months.
Intervention: SQLNS (Dietary Supplement)
Control
The control group will get nothing except the routine nutrition services and products provided by the local government sectors.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Acute Malnutrition
Time Frame: six months
The burden or prevalence of acute malnutrition among 6-23 months old children.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Afework Mulugeta
Professor
Mekelle University