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

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Kaabong Hospital

Kaabong, Karamoja District, Uganda

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