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Ratio of blood cells in Under five Malnourished Children

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: E43- Unspecified severe protein-caloriemalnutrition
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/06/069230
Lead Sponsor
niversity College of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Children diagnosed with SAM (aged 6month-59month) as per WHO criteria 2013, which is defined as any one of the following

1.weight-for-length/height less than -3SD

2.MUAC less than 11.5

3.Bilateral pitting pedal edema of nutritional

origin.

Exclusion Criteria

Children with

1 Known hematological disorders

2.History of blood transfusion in last 4 weeks

3.Taking the any immunosuppressant drugs

4.Immunodeficiency disorder

5.History of antibiotics in last 2 weeks

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary outcome: To compare the NLR between children with good clinical outcome and those with poor clinical outcome. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Till discharge <br/ ><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary outcomes: <br/ ><br>1.Duration of hospital stay <br/ ><br>2.Recovery <br/ ><br>3.Mean platelet volume <br/ ><br>4.Lymphocyte count <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Till discharge or death
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