A study regarding quality of life in children with severe malnutrition in the age group 5 to 12 years.

Study regarding the Quality of Life in children with Severe Acute Malnutrition.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/04/013068

Enrollment

105

Registered

2018-04-05

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Severe Acute Malnutrition

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Quality of life: Physical Functioning, Social Functioning, Emotional Functioning and School Functioning

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) children with severe thinness in the age group 5-12 years 2) Age, sex, socio-economic and culturally matched healthy children as controls.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Children with severe thinness who were chronically ill or immunocompromised. 2) Mentally unstable children who were severely thin. 3) Children with oncological and neurological illness.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the functioning of SAM children with respect to physical, emotional, social and psychological wellbeing with the help of PedsQL questionnaire.Timepoint: Day 1	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the impact of social and demographic factors on the quality of life in children with severe thinness. Timepoint: Day 1	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Laxmi T

Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital

tlakshmi889@gmail.com7738201231

Outcome results

None listed

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