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A clinical trial to study the effect of prophylactic vitamin D supplementation in children with severe acute malnutritio

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Severe acute malnutrition between age 6 months to 5 years
Registration Number
CTRI/2016/07/007077
Lead Sponsor
SN CHILDREN HOSPITA
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria

bilateral pitting edema

mid upper arm circumference <11.5 cm

weight for height <-3 Sd

Exclusion Criteria

underlying chronic disease

CP or mental retardation

medical transfer

unstable vitals

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
average weight gain <br/ ><br>outcome indicators <br/ ><br>average length of stay <br/ ><br>growth velocity after 4th follow upTimepoint: average weight gain - at the time of discharge <br/ ><br>outcome indicators- at the time of discharge <br/ ><br>average length of stay- at the time of discharge <br/ ><br>growth velocity after 4th follow up
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
pwecentage of children with clinical features of vitamin D deficiency <br/ ><br>children with radiological features of vit D deficiency <br/ ><br>biochemical parameter of vitamin D deficiency <br/ ><br>MUAC, height, weight on follow upTimepoint: during hospital stay <br/ ><br>15 day follow up <br/ ><br>
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