A randomised controlled trial to compare the efficacy of three new formulations of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in the treatment of severe acute childhood malnutritio

Completed

• Conditions: Severe acute malnutrition; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN19364765
• Lead Sponsor: Institute of Child Health, University College London (UK)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 800

Inclusion Criteria

All children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (World Health Organisation [WHO] criteria: less than 70% weight/height and/or oedema) admitted to Moyo Malnutrition Ward, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children with severe cerebral palsy or obvious dysmorphic syndrome
2. Children less than six months of age or 4 kg weight

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
utritional cure (%)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Death rate (%)<br>2. Rate of weight gain (g/kg/day)<br>3. Incidence of illness episodes (including diarrhoea)<br>4. Length of stay in programme (days)<br>5. Default rate (%)