Health Condition 1: E41- Nutritional marasmus
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
All India Institute Of Ayurveda
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Full term (gestational age equal or over 37 weeks. Age 6-24 months. Diagnosed with moderate acute malnutrition based on WHO criteria. Able to consume study food. No known food allergy. Feeding by mouth with human milk or formula/ top feed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pre-term or small-for-gestational-age infants Children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Infants having conditions that would affect normal growth; Not willing to feed the complementary food provided; - Antibiotics exposure during delivery or from birth to 5 months of life; multiple births. - Presence of any comorbidity including prematurity. - The children with congenital anomalies and infectious diseases such as upper/lower respiratory tract illness, urinary tract infections, and unable to swallow complementary foods. - Children suffering from any systemic illness. - Parents not willing to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in anthropometric indices (weight, length/height, Mid upper arm circumference, chest circumference) as Per IAP. Improvement in weight for height z score. Timepoint: Improvement in anthropometric indices (weight, length/height, Mid upper arm circumference, chest circumference) as Per IAP.(assessment on 0th day 6th week- 12th week) Improvement in weight for height z score.(assessment on 0th day 6th week- 12th week) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in Hb levels Acceptability and adherence to the porridge Timepoint: Changes in Hb levels (on 0th day - 6th week) Acceptability and adherence to the porridge (on 0th day - 6th week) | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Rajagopala S
All India institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed