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Effect of dietary supplementation and high-intensity motor learning on nutritional status, body composition, linear growth and muscle strength of 5-7 years old children with moderate acute malnutrition in Jimma Town south-west, Ethiopia

Not Applicable
Conditions
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Registration Number
PACTR202305718679999
Lead Sponsor
Jimma University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria

Boys/girls confirmed to have MAM (BMI-for-age <-3 / = -3 to < -2), with no bilateral pitting edema, or other complications aged 5 to 7 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Overt physical disability (Kyphosis, Scoliosis),
limb deformity that prevents standing erect,
visual/auditory problems,
neuromotor difficulties,
known TB, HIV/AIDS, or with suspected allergies to ingredients in the supplements,
on Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP),
MAM children who have a skin infection (edematous),
plans to leave the study area in the next 6 months, and seriously ill children or preschoolers during the study period.
Children with any illness or other medical complications that prevent them from safely consuming supplementary food and children already participating in other interventions,
walking impairment due to orthopaedic reasons, e.g., due to previous surgery in the lower extremity region

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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