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Malnutrition treatment in tribal community

Community Based Management of Severe Malnutrition in under 5 children in tribal area of Melghat, Maharashtra: Cluster Randomized Control field trial. - SAMMAN

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/04/006871
Enrollment
1500
Registered
2016-04-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Severely malnourished Children between the age of 6 months to 5 years from Melghat tribal area.

Interventions

Intervention1: Cluster Randomized Control Field Trial.: Intervention : Provision of community based health care to severely malnourished children (Age group: 6 months through 5 years) in 16 tribal

Sponsors

Caring Friends Mumbai
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children suffering from severe malnutrition as per weight for height criteria (WHO), weight for age criteria (WHO), MUAC (WHO), IAP grade III & IV. Defacto method

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a)Children who have failed in appetite test and cannot tolerate oral F75 food also, b)parents, guardian refuse to give consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The Primary outcomes are 1. Recovery rate of SAM, SUW and IAP Grade III,IV 2. Case fatality rate of treated severely malnourished children.Timepoint: At the end of therapeutic cycle of 3 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Child mortality rate between 6 Under 5 children mortality rate ( 6 months to 60 months).Timepoint: 5 years—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vibhawari Dani

MAHAN

drvsdani@rediffmail.com9822227317

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026