Health Condition 1: R688- Other general symptoms and signs
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
DST INSPIRE
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Samples will be collected from healthy and malnourished children from 1 month to 5 years age category, where healthy children are the ones who show normal anthropometric parameters whereas malnourished children are those who show characteristics of Moderate Acute Malnutrition and Severe Acute Malnutrition as per WHO guidelines. Samples from healthy, moderately malnourished and severe acute malnourished children will be 88, 41 and 41 respectively, leading to total of 170 samples.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children undergoing chemotherapy, systemic illness, or on long-term medication.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The major outcome of this study will be improved diagnosis of malnutrition by considering both macro and micronutrients using a single spectroscopic instrument Timepoint: 3 years (After achieving the specified sample number as calculated with respect to frequency of sample availability at the mentioned department of the hospital). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Achievements from primary outcomes lead to early diagnosis of malnutrition in children.Timepoint: 3 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVaralakshmi S D
Manipal Academy Of Higher Education
Outcome results
None listed