FindTrial
Sign In

Effect of giving reminder calls for appointment to Severely Acute Malnourished children receiving treatment.

A single blinded, randomized control trial on improving adherence to treatment of Severe acute malnutrition by providing reminder calls.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/07/035285
Enrollment
385
Registered
2021-07-30
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

Health Condition 1: E00-E89- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Interventions

Intervention1: Reminder calls: Severely acute malnourished patient in the intervention group will be receiving reminder calls for their next scheduled visit. Control Intervention1: No reminder calls:

Sponsors

Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital
Lead Sponsor
ARMMAN
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: SAM children (6-59 months) admitted at NRRTC on MNT based on any of the following criteria: 1) Weight for Height 2) Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) 3) Bilateral pitting oedema.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Children with other significant acute as well as chronic underlying disease 2) Children with no access to Phone number or mobile number

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the defaulter rate between patient seeking treatment at NRRTC.Timepoint: 2nd week, 4th week, 6th week, 8th week, 10th week, 12th week—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of recovery between two groupsTimepoint: 8th week, 12th week—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Alka Jadhav

Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital

nrrcproject@gmail.com9769765309

Outcome results

None listed

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