Status:
COMPLETED
Integrated Research on Acute Malnutrition in Chad
Lead Sponsor:
International Food Policy Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
UNICEF
Association Sahélienne de Recherches Appliquées pour le Développement Durable
Conditions:
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood
Wasting
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-23 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The IRAM Chad impact evaluation will be based on a cluster randomized controlled trial to study the impact of the integrated and multisectoral services package (PASIM), aimed at reducing the incidence...
Detailed Description
The general objective of the integrated and multisectoral services package (PASIM) is to reduce the incidence and prevalence of wasting through integrated interventions, including, among other things,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Cohort 1 (home visits):
- The criteria for inclusion of children in the main cohort are:
- 6-6.9 months of age
- Child singleton
- The mother must live in the study area from the time of inclusion.
- The consent of the mother or guardian
- The exclusion criteria are :
- Congenital malformations that make anthropometric measurements impossible.
- Mother intends to leave the study area by December 2021.
- Cohort 2 (health registers-based):
- The criteria for inclusion in the treatment cohort are :
- The child is included in a national treatment program.
- The child is between 6 and 23 months of age at inclusion
- Child lives in one of the 100 villages in the study area
- Cohort 3 (home visits):
- The inclusion criteria for the relapse study are:
- Child has been successfully treated for wasting (moderate or severe) and has been discharged from the national treatment program within the last 30 days.
- The child is between 6 and 23 months of age at inclusion.
- The child is singleton.
- The mother must live in the study area from the time of inclusion.
- The consent of the mother or guardian
- The exclusion criteria are :
- Congenital malformations that make anthropometric measurements impossible.
- Mother intends to leave the study area by December 2021.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 3 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 31 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
2089 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04867694
Start Date
May 3 2021
End Date
May 31 2022
Last Update
February 13 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Mongo Health District
Mongo, Guéra Region, Chad