Status:
COMPLETED
Use of MUAC as Basic Criterion for Admission, Follow-up and Exit From the Ambulatory Nutrition Program
Lead Sponsor:
Epicentre
Collaborating Sponsors:
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Spain
Direction de la Nutrition du Niger
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-59 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to provide comprehensive documentation of the relevant results and operational implications of this new model using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) as the single anthropome...
Detailed Description
This is a first operational experiment using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) as the single anthropometric criterion for the admission, monitoring and exit of the management of uncomplicated SAM (Se...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All children admitted for non-complicated SAM (Severe Acute Malnutrition) treatment
Exclusion
- Children between the ages of 6 and 59 months who were recently excluded from treatment by admission criteria based on MUAC (Sabon Guida site) but were previously eligible for treatment (ie MUAC ≥ 120 and Z score \<-3).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 25 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
6200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03280082
Start Date
June 25 2018
End Date
December 31 2020
Last Update
February 10 2021
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Madaoua, Niger