Clinical trials: Acute Malnutrition
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Mother Screening for Relapse Using Mid-upper Arm Circumference Among Children Recovered From Severe Acute Malnutrition
The investigators propose a pilot randomized controlled trial to train mothers to screen their children post-discharge for relapse based on MUAC criteria to facilitate timely identification and referral to care for children who…
- Trial name
- NCT05932992
- Testing
- Mother education on how to perform MUAC assessment
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Azithromycin for Severe Acute Malnutrition in CMAM, Nigeria
This randomized controlled trial is designed to determine the effect of administration of azithromycin compared to amoxicillin as part of the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children aged 6-59 months…
- Trial name
- NCT05473234
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Amoxicillin
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Sickle Cell Anemia, Severe Acute Malnutrition
Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in SCD, in Northern Nigeria
Except for children with HIV, all recommendations for treatment of childhood malnutrition are for children < 5 years of age. The overall goal of this randomized controlled nutrition feasibility trial is to identify whether…
- Trial name
- NCT03634488
- Testing
- hydroxyurea (20mg/kg/day), Ready-to-use therapeutic food
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition
Azithromycin for Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Burkina Faso (Pilot)
This pilot study is a randomized controlled trial designed to test the effect of the administration of adjunctive azithromycin in conjunction with standard outpatient treatment for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in…
- Trial name
- SAM (NCT03568643)
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Amoxicillin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Acute Respiratory Failure With Hypoxia, Malnutrition
Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Pediatric Respiratory Failure
Optimal delivery of nutritional support during critical illness is central to appropriate intensive care unit management, and yet fundamental gaps in knowledge exist regarding timing, route, dose, and type of nutritional support…
- Trial name
- SuPPeR (NCT01937884)
- Testing
- Parenteral Nutrition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona