Malnutrition
Conditions
Keywords
malnutrition, children's health, prevention, ready-to-use supplementary food, lipid based nutrient supplement, chad, children
Brief summary
The hypothesis for the study is that 12 months of a Ready-To-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) distributions have a greater impact on children's health than the standard RUSF distributions during the hunger gap period (june to september). We estimated that the 12 month RUSF will decrease the incidence of severe acute malnutrition by 33% compared to an administration only during the hunger gap period (4 month a year).
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTReady-to-Used Supplement Food administration
Sponsors
Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
France Broillet
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 24 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* children between 6 months and 24 months of age
Exclusion criteria
* children who can 't swallow * children from parents who does not want to be in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Incidence of acute severe malnutrition | overall study time, 22 months | Incidence of acute severe malnutrition will be assessed for the overall 2 years. Estimation if incidence will include children from their entry in the study to their exit of study (disharge as 24 months, dead of Lost of follow up ) |
| Mortality rate | overall study time 22 months | Mortality will be assessed for the overall 2 years. Estimation will include children from their entry in the study to their exit of study (disharge as 24 months, dead of Lost of follow up ) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Morbidity | overall study time 22 months |
| Gain of mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) gain | 22 months |
| Weight for Height gain | 22 months |
Countries
Chad
Outcome results
None listed