Status:
COMPLETED
Optimizing Acute Malnutrition Management in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Niger (OptIMA Niger)
Lead Sponsor:
Alliance for International Medical Action
Collaborating Sponsors:
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
University of Bordeaux
Conditions:
Acute Malnutrition in Infancy (Disorder)
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-59 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Acute malnutrition (AM) is a continuum condition, arbitrarily divided into severe and moderate categories (SAM, MAM) which are managed separately, with programs overseen by different agencies with dif...
Detailed Description
The main outcome, the success rate, is defined by a composite of three endpoints : alive, not acutely malnourished per the definition applied at inclusion and not having an additional episode of AM th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Age 6 to 59 months old upon study inclusion
- Meet one of the acute malnutrition criteria defined as follows:
- MUAC \< 125mm or
- Weight for Length Z-score \<-3 (WHO standard) or
- Oedema grade + or ++;
- Resident in health area where the study is conducted ;
- Child's mother or guardian provides informed consent.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Children with medical condition requiring hospitalization or negative appetite test or oedema grade +++;
- Children allergic to milk, peanuts and/or RUTFs ;
- Children diagnosed with a chronic pathology such as sickle cell anemia, trisomy 21, congenital heart disease, neurological condition;
- Children currently enrolled in another malnutrition programme.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 22 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 24 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
2304 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04698070
Start Date
March 22 2021
End Date
June 24 2022
Last Update
September 23 2022
Active Locations (4)
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1
Diney
Mirriah, Zinder Region, Niger
2
Droum
Mirriah, Zinder Region, Niger
3
Gada
Mirriah, Zinder Region, Niger
4
Gaffati
Mirriah, Zinder Region, Niger