Effectiveness of a Ready-to-Use-Food (RUF) Supplement to Prevent Acute Child Malnutrition
NCT ID: NCT01154595
Last Updated: 2011-10-12
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE4
2000 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2010-06-30
2011-02-28
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Food-for-Training component
Conditional family food supplementation (sugar, sorghum, beans, iodized salt, vegetable oil) 1800 kcal/person/day in function of attendance and participation in a sensitization program covering various themes on household, water and disease management, hygiene promotion, sanitation and dietary practices for children.
Food-for-Training
Conditional family food supplementation (sugar, sorghum, beans, iodized salt, vegetable oil) 1800 kcal/person/day in function of attendance and participation in a sensitization program covering various themes on household, water and disease management, hygiene promotion, sanitation and dietary practices for children.
Food-for-Training + RUF (Plumpy Doz(r))
Conditional family food supplementation (sugar, sorghum, beans, iodized salt, vegetable oil) 1800 kcal/person/day in function of attendance and participation in a sensitization program covering various themes on household, water and disease management, hygiene promotion, sanitation and dietary practices for children.
In addition, a blanket supplementation with 47g RUF (Plumpy Doz(r)) per day per child is provided.
Plumpy Doz(r) - Ready-to-Use Food
47g Plumpy Doz(r) per day per child
Food-for-Training
Conditional family food supplementation (sugar, sorghum, beans, iodized salt, vegetable oil) 1800 kcal/person/day in function of attendance and participation in a sensitization program covering various themes on household, water and disease management, hygiene promotion, sanitation and dietary practices for children.
Interventions
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Plumpy Doz(r) - Ready-to-Use Food
47g Plumpy Doz(r) per day per child
Food-for-Training
Conditional family food supplementation (sugar, sorghum, beans, iodized salt, vegetable oil) 1800 kcal/person/day in function of attendance and participation in a sensitization program covering various themes on household, water and disease management, hygiene promotion, sanitation and dietary practices for children.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age ≥ 6 months and ≤36 months;
* Member of a household with a dependency ratio \>4;
* Not planning to leave the study zone for the coming 5 months;
Exclusion Criteria
* Age \< 6 months or age \> 36 months
* Weight-for-Height Z-score \<-2 and/or the presence of bilateral pitting oedema in children 6-36 months;
* Member of a household with a dependency ration ≤ 4;
* Clinical complications
* Presence of chronic illness, cardiac disease, congenital abnormalities, cancer;
* Being allergic to one of the ingredients of the RUF.
6 Months
36 Months
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University Ghent
OTHER
Action Contre la Faim
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Lieven Huybregts
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Patrick Kolsteren, PhD MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University Ghent
Lieven Huybregts, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University Ghent
Locations
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Action Contre La Faim Tchad
Abéché, , Chad
Countries
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References
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Huybregts L, Houngbe F, Salpeteur C, Brown R, Roberfroid D, Ait-Aissa M, Kolsteren P. The effect of adding ready-to-use supplementary food to a general food distribution on child nutritional status and morbidity: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2012;9(9):e1001313. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001313. Epub 2012 Sep 18.
Other Identifiers
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UGENT0410
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id