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Evaluating the Relative Effectiveness of Two Feeding Interventions for the Treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition

NCT01097889 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2600

Last updated 2021-04-19

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Summary

Supplementary feeding programs for children with moderate acute malnutrition have been implemented in developing countries using treatment foods with minimal or no evidence of their effectiveness. Fortified peanut paste is a popular new treatment food for children with severe and moderate malnutrition.

Objectives: To investigate the relative effectiveness of two non-identical therapeutic foods in children with moderate malnutrition by comparing differences in performance indicators (i.e. recovery rates), recovery times, and change in weight-for-height z-scores in each group.

This proposed research project will evaluate the relative effectiveness of two non-identical treatment foods for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children

Conditions

  • Child Nutrition Disorders

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fortified blended foods, Corn Soya Bean Flour (CSB) with oil.

A daily ration equivalent of 300g CSB and 32g vegetable oil Bi-weekly distribution of premix of 4.2kg CSB with 0.5L vegetable oil. Estimated 1413 kcal, 47g protein

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

RUSF (ready-to-use supplementary foods) Supplementary Plumpy®

Peanut-based fortified supplement One 92g sachet eaten throughout the day Bi-weekly distributions of 14 sachets 500 kcal and 13g protein

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stanley Zlotkin, MD · The Hospital for Sick Children

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
60 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2009-11-30
Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • Canada
  • Ethiopia

Study Locations

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