NCT01395381

Effectiveness of Oral Albendazole in the Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition

Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Benefit of Antihelminthic Therapy in the Community-Based Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Malawian Children

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 59 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The benefit of anti-worm therapy as part of the case management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the outpatient setting has not previously been studied. This study will compare recovery rates of children with SAM treated in the community with locally-produced ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) with and without prescribed albendazole as part of their case management.

Conditions

• Kwashiorkor
• Marasmus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Placebo	placebo given once
DRUG	Albendazole	single dose albendazole given at the time of enrollment

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-01-01
• First posted: 2011-07-15
• Last updated: 2014-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Malawi