NCT01898871

Effectiveness of Nutritional Products to Treat Moderate Acute Malnutrition

Using Indigenous Foods to Reduce Malnutrition in Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 81 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, Yaounde · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 59 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an improved corn-soya blend (CSB+) and a new formulated ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) are effective in the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children.

Detailed description

Assuming the availability of some food in the household, the caregivers were instructed on how best to use the food they have and the quantity of supplementary food distributed was calculated to provide about 50% of child energy requirement.

Conditions

• Wasting
• Moderate Acute Malnutrition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	A daily ration of 40 kcal/kg of body weight during 56 days	On enrollment, children were examined by a pediatrician to assess their health status and they were de-wormed with one tablet of Mebendazole 500 mg.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2012-07-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2013-07-12
• Last updated: 2013-07-12

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Cameroon