Package of Interventions After Recovering From Moderate Acute Malnutrition

Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Offering a Nutrition and Health Intervention to Children Recovered From Moderate Acute Malnutrition

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02351687

Enrollment

1499

Registered

2015-01-30

Start date

2014-04-30

Completion date

2016-06-30

Last updated

2016-11-10

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Conditions

Malnutrition

Keywords

Moderate Acute Malnutrition

Brief summary

Children who recover from moderate acute malnutrition in Malawi remain at high risk for relapse or death in the year following recovery. This cluster-randomized trial will evaluate a package of affordable, safe, proven interventions specifically targeted to this population of children in an attempt to decrease their risk of relapse or death following recovery from moderate acute malnutrition. These children will be followed for a year following recovery to assess rates of relapse and mortality.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTLipid Nutrient Supplement

DRUGSulfadoxine-pyrimethamine

DRUGAlbendazole

DRUGZinc

OTHERInsecticide-treated bednet

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Months to 59 Months

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* recovered from moderate acute malnutrition, as defined by mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of 11.5-12.4 cm

Exclusion criteria

* not permanent resident in vicinity of site * severe chronic illness * receiving other supplementary food or participating in other research

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of children who remain well-nourished (Defined as mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) > 12.5 cm and without edema)	12 months	Defined as mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) \> 12.5 cm and without edema

Countries

Malawi

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 9, 2026