Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT05390437
Nutritional Intervention For The Treatment Of Uncomplicated SAM
Nutritional Intervention For The Treatment Of Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in South Punjab Pakistan
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 200 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Sanaullah Iqbal · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 6 Months – 59 Months
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
nutritional intervention with ready to use therapeutic food (plumpy nut. by Unicef) and Prebiotics supplimentation ( Galactooligosaccarides). will be given to uncomplicated severe acute malnourished children of 06 months to 59 months of age in southern Punjab Pakistan.one group will be given Ready to use therapeutic food and placebo the other group will be given Prebiotics supplementation (Galacto oligosaccharides) with RUTF ( Ready to use therapeutic Foods).for 60 days primary out will be Mid Upper Arm Circumference \>11.5 centimetre
Detailed description
it will be a double blind Randomised Controlled trial in Out Therapeutic Program centres of Teaching Hospital of Dera Ghazi Khan Pakistan children age of 06 months to 59 months of age from the community will be screened out at health centres . Uncomplicated SAM children will be enrolled for study Before intervention there blood sample and stool sample will be sent to the labs for complete blood examination and complete stool examination. controlled groups will be given Ready To use Therapeutic Food and Placebo (starch) 4 grams per day for 60 days Intervention group will be given Ready to use Therapeutic Food and Prebiotic ( Galactoligosaccharides 4 gram per day for 60 days
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Nutritional intervention with Ready to use theraputic food (RUTF) and prebiotic GOS (galacto oligosaccharides) in combination | 4gm of prebiotic GOS ( Galactooligosaccharides) and Ready to use theraputic food (RUTF) as per WHO standard on daily basis for 60 Days |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Ready to use theraputic food (RUTF) and Starch (placebo) | Ready to use therapeutic food (RUTF) as per WHO standard and (Starch Placebo) soluble in water and mix in food on daily basis for 60 Days |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2020-01-04
- Primary completion
- 2020-09-15
- Completion
- 2022-03-15
- First posted
- 2022-05-25
- Last updated
- 2022-05-25
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Pakistan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05390437. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.