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Effectiveness of Nutritional Products to Treat Moderate Acute Malnutrition

NCT01898871 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 81

Last updated 2013-07-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an improved corn-soya blend (CSB+) and a new formulated ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) are effective in the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children.

Conditions

  • Wasting
  • Moderate Acute Malnutrition

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

A daily ration of 40 kcal/kg of body weight during 56 days

On enrollment, children were examined by a pediatrician to assess their health status and they were de-wormed with one tablet of Mebendazole 500 mg.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • International Atomic Energy Agency

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, Yaounde

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Gabriel Medoua Nama, Ph.D. · Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, IMPM

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2012-07-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Cameroon

Study Locations

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