Acute malnutrition as defined by weight for height z-score (WHZ) < -2, Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) <12.5 cm, or bipedal edema Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
Randomisation consists of random 1:1 permuted blocks of 4 for the entire study rather than at each study site. Within the randomised blocks two colors were randomly assigned to the intervention group
Sponsors
Washington University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children aged 6-59 months with WHZ < -2, MUAC <12.5 cm, or bipedal edema
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children currently involved in another research trial or feeding program 2. Developmentally delayed 3. Chronic debilitating illness (such as cerebral palsy) 4. History of peanut or milk allergy 5. Serious adverse effects to the study food (such as an allergic reaction) 6. Received therapy for acute malnutrition within one month prior to presentation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Mid-upper arm circumference, measured with a standard insertion tape to the nearest 0.1 cm every two weeks until recovery 2. Weight for length z-score (weight measured using an electronic scale to the nearest 5 g, length measured to the nearest 0.1 cm using a rigid length board), measured every two weeks until recovery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Other anthropometric measures (weight measured using an electronic scale to the nearest 5 g, length measured to the nearest 0.1 cm using a rigid length board), measured every two weeks until recovery 2. Adverse symptoms, such as stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, rash or fever, measured every two weeks until recovery | — |
Countries
Ghana
Contacts
Public ContactMark;Meghan Manary;Callaghan-Gillespie
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Outcome results
None listed