Clinical trials: Moderate Malnutrition
Malnutrition
Effectiveness Trial on Alleviation of Infant Malnutrition With Fortified Spread or Maize-Soy Flour Food Supplements
This study tests the hypothesis that moderately underweight but not severely wasted 6-17-month old infants receiving fortified spread or maize-spy flour as a food supplement for 12 weeks grow better during the supplementation…
- Trial name
- NCT00420758
- Testing
- Food supplement: fortified spread, Food supplement: maize-soy flour
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 299 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Comparison of Four Different Supplementary Foods in the Treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition
The research seeks to determine the relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of alternative supplementary foods in the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in normal program settings.
- Trial name
- NCT03146897
- Testing
- Supplementary Food
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 2,691 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Child, Malnutrition
Effectiveness of a Ready-to-Use-Food (RUF) Supplement to Prevent Acute Child Malnutrition
The overall objective of this project is to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of RUF (ready-to-Use Food, Plumpy Doz(r)) to prevent moderate acute malnutrition in children aged 6-36 months if embedded in a program of…
- Trial name
- PREAMA (NCT01154595)
- Testing
- Plumpy Doz(r) - Ready-to-Use Food, Food-for-Training
- Where
- Chad
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Action Contre la Faim
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Optimizing Acute Malnutrition Management in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Democratic Republic of Congo
Acute malnutrition affects 51 million children under the age of 5 worldwide. Malnutrition contributes to nearly half of all child deaths each year, with the forms characterized by wasting or oedema (acute malnutrition) associated…
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition, Child Malnutrition, Acute Malnutrition
- Trial name
- OptiMA-DRC (NCT03751475)
- Testing
- Nutritional Strategy - OptiMA, Effective nutritional standard strategy
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 896 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Malnutrition
Treatment of High-Risk Moderate Acute Malnutrition Using Expanded Admission Criteria
This project explores whether children have better growth and cognitive development when the clinic identifies "higher risk" MAM children and support them either with the same treatment as SAM children or with the recommended…
- Trial name
- Hi-MAM (NCT03647150)
- Testing
- amoxicillin, Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), Mother Care group
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 1,322 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malnutrition, HIV/AIDS
Nutritional Rehabilitation in Senegalese HIV-infected Children and Adolescents
Severe (SAM, Body Mass Index-z < -3) and moderate (MAM, -3 ≤ BMI-z < -2) acute malnutrition, highly prevalent in HIV-infected children and adolescents, is an independent risk factor of death, even when antiretroviral treatment…
- Trial name
- SNAC'S (NCT03101852)
- Testing
- Plumpy Nut, Plumpy Sup
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Comparing Several Strategies to Manage Moderate Acute Malnutrition Among Children From 6 to 24 Months Old
The aim of this open-label randomized controlled trial conducted in four African countries (Madagascar, Niger, Central African Republic and Senegal) is to compare three strategies of renutrition for moderate acute malnutrition…
- Trial name
- MALINEA (NCT03474276)
- Testing
- Azythromycin, Inuline and fructo-oligosaccharides, Albendazole
- Where
- 4 sites in Central African Republic, Madagascar and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,357 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Microbiota, Complementary Food
Community-based Clinical Trial With Microbiota-directed Complementary Foods (MDCFs) Made of Locally Available Food Ingredients for the Management of Children With Primary Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Background (brief): Burden: A total of 52 million children under 5 are suffering from acute malnutrition globally, of whom 33 million have moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).
- Conditions
- Microbiota, Complementary Food, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04015999
- Testing
- Microbiota Directed Complementary Food (MDCF), Ready to Use Supplementary Food (RUSF)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
Comparison of Four Different Supplementary Foods in the Treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) in Children in Sierra Leone: a Cluster-randomised, Controlled Clinical Effectiveness Trial
The objective of this study is to test and compare the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of four supplementary foods for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in normal programmatic settings in Sierra Leone.
- Trial name
- NCT02077907
- Testing
- Super Cereal Plus (SC+), Super Cereal (SC), fortified oil, sugar, Plumpy Sup
- Volunteers
- 1,147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Malnutrition
Trial on the Acceptability of Modified Lipid Based Nutrient Supplements Among Malawian Infants
The use of lipid-based nutrients (LNS), such as Nutributter or fortified spread (FS), have been associated with improved growth and development outcomes among infants in Ghana and Malawi.
- Trial name
- iLiNS-ACCEPT-M (NCT00885144)
- Testing
- Nutributter, LNS-20gM, LNS-20gNoM
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Malnutrition, Child, Tuberculosis
The Impact of Malnutrition on Immune Responses to Tuberculosis
The aim of this study is to assess immune responses to Mtb in children with MAM compared to well-nourished children and to evaluate the impact of a nutrition intervention on these immune responses.
- Trial name
- TBMAM (NCT05044910)
- Testing
- Ready to Use supplementary food (RUSF)
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Tuberculosis Research Centre, India
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Modified Dosage for Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MODAM-MAM)
Protocols for the community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) have not changed significantly for more than 20 years, with relatively complex treatment protocols and persistent supply chain challenges that have limited…
- Trial name
- MODAM-MAM (NCT06056089)
- Testing
- ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF), ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF)
- Where
- 3 sites in Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people
- Sponsor
- Action Against Hunger USA
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Microbiota Directed Food for Children With Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) refers to a condition characterized by a significant deficit in weight-for-length measurements in children aged 6 to 59 months.
- Trial name
- NCT06305442
- Testing
- Microbiota-Directed Food, Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition
Package of Interventions After Recovering From Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Children who recover from moderate acute malnutrition in Malawi remain at high risk for relapse or death in the year following recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT02351687
- Testing
- Lipid Nutrient Supplement, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, Albendazole
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,499 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malnutrition, Infection
Effectiveness of Supplementary Feeding During Infection Among Moderately Malnourished Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an outpatient-based strategy of short-term, ready to use supplementary food (RUSF) among moderately malnourished children with acute infections achieves greater improvement in…
- Trial name
- MODMAL (NCT00890695)
- Testing
- Ready to use supplementary food (RUSF)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), Undernutrition
Effectiveness of Positive Deviance/Hearth in Treating Uncomplicated Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Children 6-59 Months in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh
The goal of this clinical trial (cluster randomized controlled trial) is to learn whether a Positive Deviance/Hearth (PDH) intervention can effectively treat moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and reduce relapse compared to…
- Conditions
- Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), Undernutrition, Wasting
- Trial name
- PD/Hearth MAM (NCT07591064)
- Testing
- PD/Hearth is a behavioral change program that teaches caregivers how to cook and feed their children. A nutrient-dense meal using local ingredients will be fed to children during Hearth sessions., Standard of Care (Investigator Selected)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- World Vision US
Moderate Acute Malnutrition, Stunting
Eggs for Gut Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to test egg powder supplementation in children with moderate acute malnutrition in Sierra Leone.
- Conditions
- Moderate Acute Malnutrition, Stunting, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Severe Acute Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06002438
- Testing
- Whole egg powder, Corn powder, Supercereal Plus
- Where
- 10 sites in Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 461 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine