Serum choline with linear growth failure in young children from rural Malawi

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14597012

Enrollment

325

Registered

2016-04-27

Start date

2008-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-29

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Conditions

Childhood stunting Not Applicable

Interventions

At a single point in time this group of 325 children will have data regarding their height, weight and some basic demographic characteristics collected and a blood sample analyzed for 3 metabolites, c

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy children aged 6 months to 5 years resident in one of 5 rural Malawian villages

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Chronically ill or acutely malnourished

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Serum choline, betaine and TMAO measured on the single day when the subject was encountered and tested. There is no follow-up.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Correlations between linear growth and choline, betaine and TMAO levels measured on the single day when the subject was encountered and tested. There is no follow-up.	—

Countries

Malawi

Contacts

Public ContactMark Manary

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 13, 2026