Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplementation in Preventing Malnutrition in Children With Infection in Karamoja, Uganda
NCT ID: NCT01497236
Last Updated: 2015-06-30
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
2202 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-03-31
2012-10-31
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
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Experimental: Ready to Use Terapeutic Food (RUTF)
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
Multi Micronutrient Powder (MNP)
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
no supplement
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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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
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Not malnourished
* Diagnosis of malaria and/or diarrhoea and/or LRTI
* Intending to remain in area for the duration of the 6 month follow-up
* Living within approximately 60 minutes walking distance from the clinic
* Informed consent from a guardian\*
Exclusion Criteria
* Child is severely malnourished
* Presence of 'General Danger Signs'
* Presence of severe disease (including severe malaria, severe LRTI, severe diarrhoea)
* Needing hospitalisation for any reason
* Known history of allergy to the nutritional supplementation
* Having a sibling enrolled in the study\*
6 Months
59 Months
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Medecins Sans Frontieres, Spain
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Nuria Salse
Nutrition Advisor MSF Spain
Principal Investigators
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Nuria Salse
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
MSF Spain
Locations
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Kaabong Hospital
Kaabong, Karamoja District, Uganda
Countries
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References
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van der Kam S, Roll S, Swarthout T, Edyegu-Otelu G, Matsumoto A, Kasujja FX, Casademont C, Shanks L, Salse-Ubach N. Effect of Short-Term Supplementation with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food or Micronutrients for Children after Illness for Prevention of Malnutrition: A Randomised Controlled Trial in Uganda. PLoS Med. 2016 Feb 9;13(2):e1001951. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001951. eCollection 2016 Feb.
Other Identifiers
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MSF-nutcon03
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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