Childhood severe acute malnutrition Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Unspecified severe protein-energy malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
The randomised food product, 10% milk RUTF or 25% milk RUTF, sufficient for two weeks' feeding to the treated child will be given to the subject's caretaker with instructions on daily feeding methods
Sponsors
University of Malawi College of Medicine (Malawi)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 12 - 60 months, either sex 2. Suffering from severe acute malnutrition 3. Reside within 7 kilometres of and present to one of the 15 feeding sites during the recruitment period
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not permanent residents in the vicinity of one of the feeding sites 2. Severe chronic illness, e.g., cerebral palsy 3. A history of peanut allergy or anaphylaxis resulting from any food 4. Receiving other supplementary food 5. Participating in another research study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recovery, defined as weight-for-height z-score greater than -2 on two consecutive visits. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Rates of gain in weight, height and mid-upper arm circumference 2. Adverse outcomes such as death 3. Number of days of fever, cough and diarrhoea Measured at each return visit, i.e. every two weeks until the child reached the final outcome of recovery/death/another outcome. | — |
Countries
Malawi
Outcome results
None listed