Package of Interventions After Recovering From Moderate Acute Malnutrition

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 21 November 2016
• Main ID: NCT02351687
• Date of registration: 21/01/2015
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
• Public title: Package of Interventions After Recovering From Moderate Acute Malnutrition
• Scientific title: Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Offering a Nutrition and Health Intervention to Children Recovered From Moderate Acute Malnutrition
• Date of first enrolment: April 2014
• Target sample size: 1499
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02351687
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Malawi

Contacts

• Name: Mark J Manary, MD
• Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- recovered from moderate acute malnutrition, as defined by mid-upper arm circumference
(MUAC) of 11.5-12.4 cm

Exclusion Criteria:

- not permanent resident in vicinity of site

- severe chronic illness

- receiving other supplementary food or participating in other research



Age minimum: 6 Months
Age maximum: 59 Months
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Malnutrition

Intervention(s)

Drug: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine

Dietary Supplement: Lipid Nutrient Supplement

Other: Insecticide-treated bednet

Drug: Albendazole

Drug: Zinc

Primary Outcome(s)

Number of children who remain well-nourished (Defined as mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) > 12.5 cm and without edema) [Time Frame: 12 months]

Secondary ID(s)

MFU2014

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors

Secondary Sponsor(s)

University of Malawi