Evaluation of Energy Expenditure, Body Composition and Recovery Rates in Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition

Evaluation of Energy Expenditure, Body Composition and Recovery Rates in Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Receiving Community-based Nutritional Rehabilitation Therapy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01144806

Enrollment

Registered

2010-06-16

Start date

2010-06-30

Completion date

2011-08-31

Last updated

2012-02-27

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Conditions

Children, Malnutrition

Keywords

SAM, RUTF, BIA, D2O, Children with severe malnutrition

Brief summary

This project is being conducted with an aim to find out energy expenditure, body composition and recovery rates in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) receiving community-based nutritional rehabilitation therapy

Detailed description

Objectives 1. To assess energy expenditure and body composition by stable isotope techniques in children with Severe Acute Malnutrition 2. To evaluate the potential usefulness of body composition assessment as a predictor of outcome in children with SAM, based on stable isotope technique and multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) Inclusion criteria * Parents of children of age 6 months to 3 years * Resident of study area Exclusion criteria * Children with congenital malformations * Chronic debilitating illnesses * Refusal by parents to enroll in study

Interventions

BEHAVIORALNutrition education

Parent/care givers of children with severe malnutrition in enrolled in this group will be given nutrition education using the principles of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and dietary diversification

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTRUTF

Ready to use therapeutic food (RUTF / PlumpyNut) will be provided to the parent/care givers of children with severe malnutrition in enrolled in this group

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Months to 3 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Parents of children of age 6 months to 3 years * Resident of study area

Exclusion criteria

* Children with congenital malformations * Chronic debilitating illnesses * Refusal by parents to enroll in study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body composition	12 weeks

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026