Status:
COMPLETED
Optimizing Acute Malnutrition Management in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Democratic Republic of Congo
Lead Sponsor:
Alliance for International Medical Action
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ministry of Public Health, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Innocent Foundation
Conditions:
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-59 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Acute malnutrition affects 51 million children under the age of 5 worldwide. Malnutrition contributes to nearly half of all child deaths each year, with the forms characterized by wasting or oedema (a...
Detailed Description
The OptiMA strategy proposes a new malnutrition management approach, grounded in 3 main principles. Firstly, the diagnosis of acute malnutrition is refined to target those at highest mortality risk w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Be between 6 and 59 months old;
- Meet one of the acute malnutrition criteria defined as follows: PB \< 125mm or ratio Weight/Size (Z-score) \<-3 (WHO standard) or Oedema of grade +, ++;
- Be resident in the health area where the active screening session takes place;
- Have the free, informed and signed consent of the child's mother or guardian.
Exclusion
- Children with medical complication or negative appetite test or oedema (grade +++)
- Children allergic to milk or peanuts;
- Children suffering from a known chronic pathology such as sickle cell anemia, trisomy 21, congenital heart disease, or neurological condition;
- Children currently in a malnutrition programme.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 22 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 20 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
896 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03751475
Start Date
July 22 2019
End Date
July 20 2020
Last Update
September 25 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Health Zone
Kamuesha, Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo