Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Paediatrics severe acute malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
SMS-RUTF arm
P-RUTF arm
Community comparison
Sponsors
Valid Nutrition
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: For the intervention and active control arms -Age between 6 months and 59 months -Presence of SAM defined by MUAC<115mm or presence of bilateral pitting oedema of any grade or presence of clinical signs of wasting confirmed by the supervisor. -Residing within 1 hour walking distance from the day-care centre -Caregivers consent to participate For the community control arm -well-nourished children with no history of treatment for acute malnutrition who are stable resident of the study area -caregivers consent to participate -matching the case for age, gender, village, height and HIV status.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Presence of disability including congenital or acquired disorders affecting growth -Refusal to participate -Children of visiting families who risk to return to their location before completing the study -Children from villages distant from the therapeutic feeding centres by more than one hour walk -Children with history of any food allergy -Children with previous admission for severe acute malnutrition in the previous 3 months -children with chronic diseases such us sickle cells anemia, mental disability and cardiac or reanal disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| recovery rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| weight gain (weight velocity);lenght of stay in therapeutic feeding phase;fat free mass proportion;Height gain;aneamia rate;12 months survival after discharge from nutrition therapeutic feeding programme | — |
Countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Contacts
Public ContactPaluku Bahwere
Research coordinator
Outcome results
None listed