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Performance of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference for Detection of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Indonesian Under-Fives

NCT06545240 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 421

Last updated 2024-08-09

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Summary

WHO recommends 11.5 cm as a cut-off point of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) to detect and/or diagnose severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in under-five. MUAC is practical and useful, especially in area with limited facilities which has no standardized scale and infantometer. However, several studies showed that this cut-off need to be evaluated as it has modest detection rate for SAM. This study aims to evaluate diagnostic value of MUAC with 11.5 cm cut-off compared to WHZ as gold standard to identify SAM. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of MUAC with 11.5 cm as a standard cut-off will be evaluated.

This study also aim to find new cut-off value that may offer better diagnostic performance. The main research questions were:

What is the diagnostic accuracy of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) compared to the Weight for Height Z Score (WHZ) in identifying SAM in children, and what is the optimal MUAC cut-off value for enhanced diagnostic performance?

Conditions

  • Severe Acute Malnutrition

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Mid-upper arm circumference

Mid-upper arm circumference was taken using non-stretchable band SECA 202

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indonesia University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-01
Primary Completion
2020-02-29
Completion
2020-02-29

Countries

  • Indonesia

Study Locations

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