Dharavi Nutrition Project
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patient should be Moderately Acute Malnourished according to Weight for Height or MUAC
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/08/009260
- Lead Sponsor
- Tata Centre for Technology and Design
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 324
Inclusion Criteria
1.Child should fall in MAM category
2.Child should not have any major illness
3.Childâ??s age should be between 6 months to 5 years
Exclusion Criteria
1.If the child is SAM/Normal
2.Child with any major illness such as Tuberculosis, Downâ??s syndrome, Heart disease etc.
3.Child below 6 months of age and more than 5 years of age.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvements in weight, height and MUAC in intervention group as compared to the control group and consequent shift/transition of children from MAM to Normal categoryTimepoint: Anthropometric measurements would be done at the time of enrollment, at the end of supplementation (3rd month) and at the end of 3rd month of follow up (6th month) at NRRTC, Chota Sion hospital <br/ ><br>At community level, weight and MUAC would be measured weekly while height will be measured fortnightly <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Understanding the prevalence of Malnutrition in the community (Dharavi) <br/ ><br>2.Understanding the correlations between various factors such as socio economic status, educational status, birth history, immunization, feeding pattern etc with the health status of children. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At the beginning and at the end of the study.