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Evaluation of Energy Expenditure, Body Composition and Recovery Rates in Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition

NCT01144806 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2012-02-27

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Summary

This project is being conducted with an aim to find out energy expenditure, body composition and recovery rates in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) receiving community-based nutritional rehabilitation therapy

Conditions

  • Children
  • Malnutrition

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nutrition education

Parent/care givers of children with severe malnutrition in enrolled in this group will be given nutrition education using the principles of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and dietary diversification

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

RUTF

Ready to use therapeutic food (RUTF / PlumpyNut) will be provided to the parent/care givers of children with severe malnutrition in enrolled in this group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • International Atomic Energy Agency

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Aga Khan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zulfiqar A Bhutta, MBBS,FCPS,FRCP,PhD · Aga Khan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
3 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-06-30
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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