A clinical trial to study the effect of ready-to-use therapeutic food in the treatment of childhood malnutritio
Phase 3
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2009/091/000007
- Lead Sponsor
- Christian Medical College Vellore
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Child 18-60 months with any degree of malnutrition (mild, moderate, severe) not requiring hospitalization, studying in the balwadis run by CHAD, residing in the locality for the duration of the trial.
Exclusion Criteria
Child <18 months or >60 months, not studying in the balwadis run by CHAD, requiring hospitalization or transfusion in case of severe anaemia, with known food allergies, not residing in the locality for the duration of the trial.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increase in weight for ageTimepoint: 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in micronutrient statusTimepoint: 3 months