Biomarkers of enteropathy in infants and children with severe acute malnutrition in Nigeria
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Severe acute malnutrition (SAM)Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN18078424
- Lead Sponsor
- Swansea University
- Brief Summary
2017 results in https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11306-016-1150-2 (added 22/11/2019)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 58
Inclusion Criteria
Patients:
Children aged 6 – 59 months admitted with SAM (WHZ <-3 or MUAC <11.5 cms and/or nutritional oedema)
Controls:
Non-malnourished children aged 6 – 59 months admitted to hospital or attending out-patient clinics (MUAC >12.5 cms or WHZ score = -1 and no nutritional oedema)
Exclusion Criteria
Positive for HIV
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method