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A proposal to improve the prevention, identification and treatment of children with malnutrition through the implementation of family-led MUAC program and its assessment in the West Nile region of Uganda

Enhance integrated management of acute malnutrition with family-led MUAC implementation science research in the West Nile region of Uganda using a single quasi-experimental design: FMUAC

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN11629467
Enrollment
2660
Registered
2022-09-08
Start date
2021-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-09-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Child wasting Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine acute malnutrition

Interventions

A single Quasi experimental design with pre-program and post-program intervention evaluations in involved districts to assess the clinical/program effectiveness and implementation outcomes will be emp

Sponsors

Makerere University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Family caregivers with children under five years of age and have been residents for three months or more Health providers at the district, health facility and community levels.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Family caregivers with neurological impairment and unable to respond coherently in an interview

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reach to beneficiaries, appropriateness, acceptability, feasibility, adoption, fidelity, involved costs, and program sustainability will be assessed using interviews every 3 months for 1 year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Proportion of children screened at community level measured using mid-upper-arm circumference measuring tape every 3 months for 1 year 2. Establishment of barriers and facilitators of program implementation assessed using interviews every 3 months for 1 year

Countries

Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactEzekiel Mupere
mupez@yahoo.com+256 776161327

Outcome results

None listed

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