Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplementation in Preventing Malnutrition in Children With Infection in Karamoja, Uganda
Lead Sponsor:
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Spain
Conditions:
Child Malnutrition
Infant Morbidity
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-59 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether 14 days nutritional supplementation with Ready to use therapeutic Food (RUTF) or micronutrients alone to children having an infection will prevent mal...
Detailed Description
similar to MSF-nutcon 03 : NCT01154803
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 6 to 59 months of age
- Not malnourished
- Diagnosis of malaria and/or diarrhoea and/or LRTI
- Intending to remain in area for the duration of the 6 month follow-up
- Living within approximately 60 minutes walking distance from the clinic
- Informed consent from a guardian\*
Exclusion
- Child is exclusively breastfeeding
- Child is severely malnourished
- Presence of 'General Danger Signs'
- Presence of severe disease (including severe malaria, severe LRTI, severe diarrhoea)
- Needing hospitalisation for any reason
- Known history of allergy to the nutritional supplementation
- Having a sibling enrolled in the study\*
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
2202 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01497236
Start Date
March 1 2011
End Date
October 1 2012
Last Update
June 30 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Kaabong Hospital
Kaabong, Karamoja District, Uganda