Health Condition 1: null- Severe acute malnutrition among under five children
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Study Group: Ready to Use Therapeutic Food: Study group will receive Ready to Use Therapeutic food, in addition to the standard management as per ICDS guidelines. Maximum period of rece
Sponsors
IAPSM Ford Foundation Epidemiological grant
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Operational definition of SAM: 6 months to 5 years children whose weight for height less than ? 3SD or MUAC 11.5 cm. WHO Anthro 2011 v 3.2.2. will be used to determine the weight for height Z scores. Inclusion Criteria: Uncomplicated SAM- SAM child with all of the following namely good appetite, is alert and clinically well. Child has to be resident of the area for at least 6 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Complicated SAM- SAM with any one of the following namely anorexia, not alert, high fever (104 F), severe pallor, severe dehydration, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), bipedal edema, visible severe wasting
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of children gaining 15% of the baseline weight for heightTimepoint: The child will stop receiving RUTF once he/she attains the primary outcome. The time point is minimum 4 weeks and maximum 12 weeks. Even if the child attains the primary outcome before 12 weeks, weekly anthropometry would continue till 12 weeks from initiation of RUTF. If the child does not attain the primary outcome by 12 weeks (treatment failure), hell be referred to Advanced Paediatric Centre, PGIMER for further management | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nilTimepoint: nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Bhavneet Bharti
Outcome results
None listed