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
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method 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>