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Developmental Screening and Nutritional Intervention of Severe Acute Malnourished Children in Southern Punjab, Pakistan

NCT03170479 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 185

Last updated 2017-05-31

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Summary

i. To examine the impact of malnutrition on development quotient of children

ii. To determine the effectiveness of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in improving the development quotient of severe acute malnourished children under five year of age.

iii. To investigate the outcome of Vitamin D therapeutic doses intervention with RUTF rehabilitation on growth and development of malnourished children.

Conditions

  • Malnutrition in Children

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin D

Two doses of Vitamin D supplementation in ampoules form (ED3) were procured. Ampoule contains Cholecalciferol in 200,000 IU both for oral and intra muscular use.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)

RUTF is recommended by WHO for sever malnourished children in community settings as a therapeutic diet. The quantity depends upon the child body weight.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of the Punjab

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Muhammad Z Zakar, PhD · University of the Punjab

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-30
Primary Completion
2016-11-30
Completion
2017-05-31

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