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Mother Screening for Relapse Using Mid-upper Arm Circumference Among Children Recovered From Severe Acute Malnutrition

NCT05932992 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2025-03-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators propose a pilot randomized controlled trial to train mothers to screen their children post-discharge for relapse based on MUAC criteria to facilitate timely identification and referral to care for children who have relapsed.

Conditions

  • Severe Acute Malnutrition

Interventions

OTHER

Mother education on how to perform MUAC assessment

Mothers will be trained to perform MUAC weekly on their children

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Catherine Oldenburg, ScD · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
59 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-01
Primary Completion
2024-11-30
Completion
2024-11-30

Countries

  • Burkina Faso

Study Locations

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