Status:

COMPLETED

Effectiveness Comparison of Three Supplementary Foods in the Treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition

Lead Sponsor:

Washington University School of Medicine

Conditions:

Malnutrition

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-59 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the recovery rates of moderately malnourished Malawian children treated with either milk-enriched corn/soy blend, soy/peanut fortified spread or a commercially ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • WHZ \<-2 but \>-3 without bilateral pedal edema
  • Reside within 7 kilometers of study site.

Exclusion

  • Not permanent resident in vicinity of study site.
  • Severe chronic illness such as cerebral palsy.
  • History of peanut allergy or anaphylaxis resulting from any food.
  • Receiving other supplementary food or participating in other research.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

2712 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00998517

Start Date

October 1 2009

End Date

February 1 2011

Last Update

May 12 2014

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University of Malawi College of Medicine

Blantyre, Malawi, 03

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