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Effectiveness of Local Food Solutions for the Prevention of Acute Malnutrition in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia (ELOFSAM)

NCT06103084 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 7530

Last updated 2023-10-26

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Summary

The lack of diversified and enriched complementary foods is one of the key causes of the high burden of acute malnutrition among 6-23 months old children in Ethiopia. Thus, a new innovative way of diversifying and enriching complementary foods is essential in communities where vulnerable populations are likely to have nutrient gaps in their typical diets and multiple micronutrient deficiencies. The purpose of this project is to investigate the acceptability and effectiveness of locally produced cereal based foods (LP-CBFs) and small quantity lipid based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) as preventive interventions to effectively reduce the burden of acute malnutrition among 6-23 months old children in the post conflict settings of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.

Conditions

  • Acute Malnutrition in Childhood

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Bahgina

Bahgina, a locally produced cereal based food, will be provided at 200g/day/child for a duration of six months on top of the routine nutrition services provided by the local government and nutrition partners.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

SQLNS

Small quantity lipid based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS) will be provided at 20g/day/child for a duration of six months on top of the routine nutrition services provided by the local government and nutrition partners.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tigray Development Association

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Mums for Mums

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Tigray Health Research Institute

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Tigray Health Bureau

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • UNICEF Tigray Office

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Mekelle University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hayelom Kahsay, MD · Tigray Health Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-30
Primary Completion
2023-12-30
Completion
2024-02-28

Countries

  • Ethiopia

Study Locations

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