Status:
COMPLETED
Trial to Alleviate Malnutrition With Fortified Spread Given as a Food Supplement to Underweight Infants
Lead Sponsor:
Tampere University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Academy of Finland
Foundation for Paediatric Research, Finland
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-15 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
This study tests the hypothesis that underweight 6-17-month old infants receiving fortified spread as a food supplement for 12 weeks grow better during the supplementation than infants who are provide...
Detailed Description
Childhood undernutrition is very common in rural Malawi, like in many other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Usually, undernutrition develops between 6 and 24 months of age. By two years of age, 30-50...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Signed informed consent from at least one guardian
- Ages 6.00 months to 14.99 months
- Weight-for-age \< -2 z-scores
- Availability during the period of the study
- Permanent resident of the area
Exclusion
- WHZ \< -3 z-scores or presence of oedema
- History of peanut allergy
- Severe illness warranting hospital referral
- Concurrent participation in another clinical trial with intervention to the child
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
September 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
176 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00131222
Start Date
February 1 2005
End Date
September 1 2005
Last Update
May 20 2014
Active Locations (1)
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College of Medicine, University of Malawi
Mangochi, Mangochi District, Malawi