Moderate malnutrition Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Unspecified protein-energy malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
Feeding with one of three foods:
1. Ready-to-use milk/peanut fortified spread
2. Ready-to-use soy/peanut fortified spread
3. Corn soy blend
Children will receive isoenergetic amounts of one of the ab
and the number of days of fever, cough and diarrhoea recorded from caretaker's report. Follow-up is for eight weeks.
Sponsors
Academy for Educational Development (AED) (USA)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 12 - 60 months 2. Moderate acute malnutrition using the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria (WHZ greater than -3 and less than -2) 3. Reside within 7 km 4. Present to one of seven supplementary feeding sites in southern Malawi during the study recruitment period
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children who are not permanent residents in the vicinity of the local health centre (distance from home to health centre greater than 7 km) 2. Have severe chronic illnesses such as cerebral palsy 3. Have a history of peanut allergy or anaphylaxis resulting from any food 4. Receive other supplementary food from a government or charitable agency 5. Participating in another research study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recovery, measured at the completion of the feeding period, usually eight weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Weight gain, measured after four weeks 2. Height gain, measured after four weeks 3. Mid-upper arm circumference gain, measured after four weeks | — |
Countries
Malawi
Outcome results
None listed