Treatment of High-Risk Moderate Acute Malnutrition Using Expanded Admission Criteria

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,322

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 13, 2018

Primary Completion Date

June 5, 2020

Study Completion Date

June 5, 2020

Conditions
Malnutrition
Interventions
DRUG

amoxicillin

At enrollment the child will receive a 1 week course of amoxicillin

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF)

1 sachet RUTF per day (508 calories) till child MUAC is greater than 12.4 cm or 12 weeks have elapsed

BEHAVIORAL

Mother Care group

Nutrition education via mother care groups lead by a respected elder in the local community

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Project Peanut Butter, Freetown

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Department of Psychology, University of Tampere, Finland

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Project Peanut Butter, Sierra Leone

UNKNOWN

lead

Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER

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