Choline to Improve Malnutrition and Enhance Cognition

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,500

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 5, 2023

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2026

Conditions
Severe Acute MalnutritionCognitive ImpairmentWastingKwashiorkor
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

C-RUTF (Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food with added choline)

Choline added to peanut paste-based ready-to-use therapeutic food meeting Codex Alimentarius specifications

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

S-RUTF (Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food without added choline)

Standard peanut paste-based ready-to-use therapeutic food meeting Codex Alimentarius specifications

DRUG

Amoxicillin

Oral amoxicillin tablets twice per day for 7 days dosed based on weight

Trial Locations (10)

Unknown

RECRUITING

Makhwira, Makhwira

RECRUITING

Mitondo, Mitondo

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Nkhate, Nkhate

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Chipolonga, Chipolonga

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Chikonde, Chikonde

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Mbiza, Mbiza

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Milonde, Milonde

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Muloza, Muloza

RECRUITING

Namasalima, Namasalima

RECRUITING

Naphimba, Naphimba

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Project Peanut Butter

OTHER

collaborator

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

OTHER

collaborator

Balchem Corporation

INDUSTRY

lead

Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER