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The purpose of this study is to determine whether 14 days nutritional supplementation with Ready to use therapeutic Food (RUTF) or micronutrients alone to children having an infection will prevent malnutrition and reduce the frequency of morbidity.
similar to MSF-nutcon 03 : NCT01154803
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental: Ready to Use Terapeutic Food (RUTF) | Experimental |
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| Multi Micronutrient Powder (MNP) | Experimental |
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| no supplement | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary Supplement: Nutrition supplement with RUTF or MNP | Dietary Supplement | 14 days nutritional supplementation with either
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| "negative nutritional outcome" of a child | The incidence of a negative nutritional outcome will be defined in two different ways according to the baseline nutritional status. i) for children with no malnourishment at time of entry into study, "negative nutritional outcome" is defined as progression to moderate or severe malnourishment ii) for children with moderate malnourishment at time of entry into study, "negative nutritional outcome" is defined as loss of ³10% of baseline weight or progression to severe malnourishment, whichever is reached first | 6 months follow-up |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of new events of a study disease | study disease: malaria, diarrhoea, and LRTI | 6 months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Nuria Salse | MSF Spain | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kaabong Hospital | Kaabong | Karamoja District | Uganda |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26859481 | Derived | van der Kam S, Roll S, Swarthout T, Edyegu-Otelu G, Matsumoto A, Kasujja FX, Casademont C, Shanks L, Salse-Ubach N. Effect of Short-Term Supplementation with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food or Micronutrients for Children after Illness for Prevention of Malnutrition: A Randomised Controlled Trial in Uganda. PLoS Med. 2016 Feb 9;13(2):e1001951. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001951. eCollection 2016 Feb. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015362 | Child Nutrition Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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