Status:
UNKNOWN
Alternative Feeding Regimen on Recovery of Children Aged 6-59 Months With Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Bangladesh.
Lead Sponsor:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Collaborating Sponsors:
Action Contre la Faim
University Ghent
Conditions:
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-59 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In spite of the large burden of acute malnutrition in the country, the Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) protocol approved in Bangladesh highly deviates from the WHO normative gu...
Detailed Description
Background Burden: Acute Malnutrition (AM) which is also known as 'wasting' in children under five years of age is a major and significant global health problem. It has two forms: i) Severe Acute Ma...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children of either sex, aged between 6-59 months having MUAC \<125 mm and/or WHZ/WLZ \<-2 SD
- Absence of edema or morbidities that necessitate hospitalization
- Children with appetite
- Mothers/caregivers sign the consent form
- Willing to bring the child to the study site every two weeks for MAM and have a plan to stay in the community for at least next 9-10 months.
- Accept the intervention package and home visits for data collection and morbidity follow up
Exclusion
- Bipedal edema
- MAM with clinically severe anemia, suspected tuberculosis, other chronic diseases or any congenital disorder or deformity, an ongoing episode of diarrhea, a history of persistent diarrhea in the past month.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 20 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
560 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06045104
Start Date
October 20 2023
End Date
April 30 2025
Last Update
October 13 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Community Clinics
Teknāf, Bangladesh, 4760