301
Participants
Start Date
June 3, 2020
Primary Completion Date
December 25, 2020
Study Completion Date
December 25, 2020
Azithromycin
Children enrolled in the trial and randomized to azithromycin will receive a single directly observed dose of oral azithromycin at 20 mg/kg up to the maximum adult dose of 1 g. Oral azithromycin will be administered at the time of enrollment. Enrolled children will also receive RUTF.
Amoxicillin
Children enrolled in the trial and randomized to azithromycin will receive a 7-day course of oral amoxcillin given in twice-daily doses of 50-100 mg/kg, per the Burkina Faso guidelines for the management of severe acute malnutrition. The first dose will be administered at the time of enrollment and the remaining dose will be administered by the caregiver at home. Enrolled children will also receive RUTF.
Centre de Recherche en santé de nouna, Nouna
Centre de Recherche en Sante de Nouna, Burkina Faso
OTHER_GOV
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NIH
University of California, San Francisco
OTHER