Effect of Ready to Use Foods (RUF) on feeding, caregiving and behaviour characteristics of 6 - 24 months old malnourished Pakistani childre

Not Applicable

Suspended

• Conditions: Moderate malnutrition among children aged 6 to 24 months; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Malnutrition

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12408659
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Glasgow

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-02-17
• Last Update Posted: 25 May 2020
• Study Completion: 2020-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Suspended
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. All 6-24-month-old moderately malnourished children living around the catchment population of selected health facilities
2. Children who have not received any treatment before for malnutrition and are otherwise not sick

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children more than 24 months or younger than 6 months
2. Moderately malnourished children of 6 to 24 months of age who are sick or on medical treatment
3. Those moderately malnourished children who have been treated for severe acute malnutrition previously

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Food avidity and refusal scores and family food intake as measured by the ICFET interview at 1 month after the start of RUSF/MMS

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. % of children in the control group who recover from MAM during follow up, defined as weight above -2SD and MUAC >12.5 cm, assessed via weight and height measured after 1 month<br> 2. Mean change in weight z score, avidity and refusal scores in the intervention group at 1 and 2 months follow up for stunted compared to non-stunted children and for high bony frame compared to low bony frame<br>