Mild to moderate malnutrition Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
Ready to drink oral supplementation 600 kcal for 28 days. Study group will receive 2 bottles each 200 mL, 1.5 kcal/mL product. Controlled group will receive 3 bottles each 200 mL 1kcal/mL product.
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Sponsors
University of Indonesia (Indonesia)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Boys and girls aged 3-5 years 2. Z-score for weight-for-height is -1 to -3 according to the World Health Organisation (WHO 2006) growth standards 3. Child is used to drinking milk 4. Stable health status (in the opinion of the Health Care Professional) 5. Written informed consent from parents/caretakers
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Taking medications which increase appetite (appetite stimulants), such as steroids, cyproheptadine 2. Conditions which need a special diet like major renal and hepatic dysfunction 3. Known cow?s milk allergy, galactosaemia, major gastrointestinal intolerance (e.g. severe vomiting, severe diarrhoea) 4. Children requiring a fiber-free diet 5. Children with oedema 6. Use of parenteral feeding and/or enteral tube-feeding 7. Investigator's uncertainty about the willingness or ability of the child/caretaker to comply with the protocol requirements 8. Participation in any other study involving investigational or marketed products concomitantly or within two weeks prior to entry into the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Weight gain: measure body weight every week of intervention 2. Product consumption: measure the remainings in bottle(s) 3.Gastrointestinal complaints: questionnaire and bristol stool chart | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Calorie intake from solid food before and after intervention: 24 recall diet before (day 1) and after intervention (day 29) | — |
Countries
Indonesia
Outcome results
None listed