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Acceptability of a locally produced high energy nutritious food by malnourished children from an urban slum in Hyderabad

Acceptability of locally produced Ready to Use Therapeutic food (RUTF) in malnourished children in an urban slum of Hyderabad

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/04/012967
Enrollment
36
Registered
2018-04-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Locally produced ready to use therapeutic food: Locally produced ready to use therapeutic food was prepared from groundnuts, sugar, milk powder and oil with added vitamins and minerals

Sponsors

Indian Council of Medical Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: WHZ Clinically assessed to be well i.e. Absence of danger signs such as severe anemia, cough and difficult/fast breathing, cold to touch, severe dehydration etc. No apparent infections Preserved appetite (no loss of appetite over the recent period due to any illness which the child may have had and this is based on maternal perception of childâ??s food intake)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous participation in similar studies 2. Presence of chronic illness 3. Persistent diarrhea 4. Allergy to any of the ingredients of the ready to use foods

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Acceptability of the local ready to use therapeutic food compared to the stand foodTimepoint: Week 1 and Week 2—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: Not applicable—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBharati Kulkarni

National Institute of Nutrition

dr.bharatikulkarni@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026