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Local Dishes Versus Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition

NCT06759883 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-01-06

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Summary

In a context of frequent shortages of ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs), this study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the use of local dishes in conjunction with nutritional education for children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) during the rehabilitation phase. This work is based on a randomized, single-blind study. Children aged between 6 to 59 months, hospitalized for SAM and undergoing treatment during the rehabilitation phase, were included. Randomization was performed by consecutive inclusion based on:

* Even numbers (control group under RUTFS) and
* Odd numbers (intervention group with local dishes).

Conditions

  • Effect of Food
  • Malnourished Children

Interventions

COMBINATION_PRODUCT

local dishes using the my plate concept

The intervention in this study consists of replacing the ready-to-use therapeutic foods prescribed in phase 2 of the management of acute severe malnutrition with balanced local dishes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Garoua

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Suzanne Sap, Pediatrician · Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University of University of Yaoundé

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-29
Primary Completion
2024-03-30
Completion
2024-04-25

Countries

  • Cameroon

Study Locations

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