NCT01497236

Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplementation in Preventing Malnutrition in Children With Infection in Karamoja, Uganda

Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplementation (RUTF and Multi Micronutrient) in Preventing Malnutrition in Children 6-59 Months With Infection (Malaria, Pneumonia, Diarrhoea), a Randomized Controlled Trial in Kaabong, Karamoja, Uganda

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2,202 (actual)
• Sponsor: Medecins Sans Frontieres, Spain · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 59 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether 14 days nutritional supplementation with Ready to use therapeutic Food (RUTF) or micronutrients alone to children having an infection will prevent malnutrition and reduce the frequency of morbidity.

Detailed description

similar to MSF-nutcon 03 : NCT01154803

Conditions

• Child Malnutrition
• Infant Morbidity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Dietary Supplement: Nutrition supplement with RUTF or MNP	14 days nutritional supplementation with either * a fortified high quality food(RUTF), 1 sachet/day, 500 kcal and multi micronutrients * a multi micronutrient powder (MNP), 2 sachets per day, no calories, twice recommended daily intake * a placebo (to MNP), 2 sachets per day , no calories, no micronutrients, containing micronutrient carrier

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2012-10-01
• Completion: 2012-10-01
• First posted: 2011-12-22
• Last updated: 2015-06-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Uganda