To study the distribution of underweight in children (2-5 years) and to observe the effect of a cereal-pulse based powder.
Phase 1
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/07/020240
- Lead Sponsor
- amratha N Pai
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 262
Inclusion Criteria
Children from all socio-economic backgrounds, parents who are willing to allow their children to participate and moderately malnourished children (-3.0 < Z score < -2.0)
Exclusion Criteria
Children whose parents are not willing to participate them in the study, children who have co-morbid conditions, children who are well nourished (-2.0 < Z-score), severely malnourished children (Z-score <-3 or edema), children whose weight for age >-2 SD and MUAC >13mm and those children who are allergic to the components in the multigrain powder (e.g, gluten content)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method In phase I a general questionnaire which contains the personal details and socio-economic status of those children will be done. Anthropometric assessments and dietary intake of those children will be taken.Timepoint: 1 visit
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method In phase two children who were found to be moderately malnourished will be taken for the study and a weekly assessment of anthropometric measurements will be done. Our multigrain powder will be supplemented to those children for three months and the progress will be assessed.Timepoint: 3 visits <br/ ><br>