Condition 1: moderate malnutrition. Condition 2: mild malnutrition. Moderate protein-energy malnutrition Mild protein-energy malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: before and during intervention, in four half-hour sessions, caregivers will be trained about Childhood nutrition by face to face method. The subjects of education sessi
the correct number of meals
type and amount of food each meal should have, based on the child's age
sensory characteristics and diversity of food
hygiene
and how to prepare energetic nutritious foods. Intervention 2: Intervention group: The Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food, which contains whey protein, egg white, soy, palm, starch, honey, sugar, oil and
and how to prepare energetic nutritious foods.
Treatment - Other
Treatment - Drugs
Control group: before and during intervention, in four half-hour sessions, caregivers will be trained about Childhood nutrition by face to face method. The subjects of education sessions will be the
Intervention group: The Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food, which contains whey protein, egg white, soy, palm, starch, honey, sugar, oil and natural flavorings will be given to children as daily snacks f
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for research of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
2 Years to 4 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Having age 24 to 59 months; Mild and moderate malnutrition without edema (Anthropometric index of weight for height between the -1 and -3 z-score); Filling a consent form. Exclusion criteria: Being twins; Food allergies and intolerance; Severe anemia; Liver-kidney disease; Malabsorption syndrome; Lack of cooperation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recovery. Timepoint: Every two weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Increase children's weight for height anthropometric index z-score to the top of -1 in weight-for-height tables Children's World Health Organization, Weight will be measured with scale, and height will be measured with meter. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight gain. Timepoint: two month after intervention. Method of measurement: difference between New weight at the end of intervention and children's initial weight. Weight will be measured with scale.;Height gain. Timepoint: two month after intervention. Method of measurement: difference between New height at the end of intervention and children's initial height. height will be measured with meter.;Fever. Timepoint: two month after intervention. Method of measurement: Counting the number of days of fever from the beginning to the end of the study. method of measurement is With question.;Diarrhea. Timepoint: two month after intervention. Method of measurement: Counting the number of days of Diarrhea from the beginning to the end of the study. . method of measurement is With question. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohamad Javad Hosseinzadeh
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Department of Nutrition and Dietetic
Outcome results
None listed