Improvement of Nutrition, Digestion, and Respiration in Children in Vietnam Using Oral Nutritional Supplementation

NCT ID: NCT06708546

Last Updated: 2024-11-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

981 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-01

Study Completion Date

2024-02-01

Brief Summary

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Evaluating the effect of using Oral Nutritional Supplementation toward nutrition status, digestive disorders, upper respiratory disorders, and picky eating in children aged 24 - 59 months.

Detailed Description

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Evaluating the effect of using Oral Nutritional Supplementation toward improving the nutritional status (anthropometric index, the prevalence of malnutrition) in children aged 24 - 59 months after four months of using the nutritional product.

Evaluating the effect of using Oral Nutritional Supplementation for digestive disorders (diarrhea and constipation), upper respiratory infection and picky eating in children aged 24 - 59 months.

The research involves a randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT), expected from 2023 to 2024 with 1000 children aged 24-59 months. The study will be conducted at schools and homes: 1000 children divided into 2 groups. One group will use the product for 4 months ( with the amount of use: twice per day, 180ml each time). The product will be distributed to the students through the schools. Monitoring will be performed carefully by the commune and district Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weekly. The study aims to evaluate the effect of nutritional products toward nutritional status ( anthropometric index, the prevalence of micronutrients), digestive disorders, and picky eating in children aged 24-59 months.

The nutritional product produces a high amount of energy that provides ≥ 380 kcal/360 ml; 2 bottles equal to 180ml x 2 times/day will provide 28-37,3% energy requirement for children aged 2-4 years old. The product includes fat composition which provides 38-44% energy requirement including 1899 mg medium chain triglyceride (MCT), α Linolenic Acid, Linoleic Acid and 26 types of micronutrients and minerals including some essential micronutrients such as Calcium 110- 130% recommended nutrition needs (RNNs), Iron 58-59,3% RNNs, Vitamin A 91-110% RNNs, Zinc 25-28,9% RNNs, Vitamin D3 54% RNNs, Selen 66-77,6% RNNs, Vitamin K1 27-31,7% RNNs, Folic Acid 72-108% RNNs. Including other compositions such as 2'FL HMO (74 mg), Choline (79mg), Taurine (31,2mg)

Conditions

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Undernutrition Wasting Malnourished

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Step 1: Investigate the nutritional status of all children aged 24 - 59 months in 6 selected communes in Yen Bai province. Expecting 2000 participants in 6 examined communes.

Step 2: After the investigative selection, participants that meet the standard will be invited to the study ( the selected communes can be narrowed if the targets are met). The study will move to the next step when parents sign the consent paper.

Step 3: Groups will be divided to investigate activities. Creating a list for all participants that meet the criteria, with Z-score height for age \<-1 and Z-score weight for height\<1. Random selection based on age ensures no significant difference in the nutritional index or related indicators in the group to assess the effectiveness of the intervention (divided by class/age). Then, randomly divided the target by class into two large groups (500 targets per group)
Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
Control Group (490 participants): children eating normally (not using Oral Nutritional Supplementation) during 4 months of intervention. After the end, the product will be used for the following 4 months.

Intervention Group (491 participants): children eating normally, with 2 boxes of Oral Nutritional Supplementation (180ml each) as a snack meal. The product provides 9,5% milk powder, milk fat and 26 micronutrients and provides FOS, HMO, DHA, and Taurine within 4 months of use.

Study Groups

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Control group

(n=490): children eating normally (not using Oral Nutritional Supplementation) during 4 months of intervention. After the end, the product will be used for the following 4 months.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention group

(n=491): Children eating normally, with 2 boxes of Oral Nutritional Supplementation (180 ml x 2 times/day) as a snack meal.

The product will be provided for subjects at school 7 days per week (From Monday to Sunday) and at home or school. Children use Oral Nutritional Supplementation twice per day, the first time at 9 am, and the second at 3 pm.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dielac Grow Plus

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Dialac Grow Plus is an Oral Nutritional Supplementation made by Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company - Vinamilk.

Condition: Liquid

Color: White

Date of use: 8 months from the manufactured date.

Preserve: Store in a clean, dry place, and avoid direct sunlight.

Interventions

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Dielac Grow Plus

Dialac Grow Plus is an Oral Nutritional Supplementation made by Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company - Vinamilk.

Condition: Liquid

Color: White

Date of use: 8 months from the manufactured date.

Preserve: Store in a clean, dry place, and avoid direct sunlight.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children between the ages of 24 and 59 months old live in 6 selected communes in Yen Bai province.
* The family volunteered for the child to participate in the study
* Z-score height for age \<-1 and Z-score weight for height \<1
* Participated in the screening and met the selection criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* Lactose intolerance
* Intellectual disability or suffering from acute and chronic infectious diseases.
* Z-score height for age, Z-score weight for height and Z-score weight for age \<-4
* Planing to move out of the selected trials areas in next 6 months
Minimum Eligible Age

24 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

59 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Tu Nguyen Song

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tu Nguyen Song

Head of Division Planning

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Division of Planning National Institute of Nutrition

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Institute of Nutrition, Vietnam

Locations

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Yen Bai Province Obstetrics and Children's Hospital

Yên Bái, , Vietnam

Site Status

Countries

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Vietnam

Other Identifiers

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DIELACGROW-NIN

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id