Clinical trials: Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
Supplementary Food on Prevention of Moderate Malnutrition in Children
The study will evaluate the impact of a supplementary food (cookies) in preventing the risk of developing moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in preschool mildly malnourished children.
- Trial name
- NCT02572258
- Testing
- Nutritional cookie
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 1,048 people
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
Acute Malnutrition in Infancy (Disorder)
Optimizing Acute Malnutrition Management in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Niger (OptIMA Niger)
Acute malnutrition (AM) is a continuum condition, arbitrarily divided into severe and moderate categories (SAM, MAM) which are managed separately, with programs overseen by different agencies with different products and supply…
- Trial name
- NCT04698070
- Testing
- Nutritional Strategy - OptiMA, Nutritional Strategy - ComPAS, National nutritional Strategy (Niger)
- Where
- 4 sites in Niger
- Volunteers
- 2,304 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Wasting
Treatment of Acute Malnutrition in Outpatient Care Services in Venezuela: a Prospective Cohort Research
The goal of this observational study is to compare the effectiveness, safety, and efficiency of the simplified protocol, which includes the following three modifications: a) use of a single treatment product (RUTF), b) reduced…
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Wasting, Child Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06287827
- Testing
- Simplified protocol, Standard protocol
- Where
- 4 sites in Venezuela
- Volunteers
- 299 people
- Sponsor
- UNICEF - Venezuela
Malnutrition
Effectiveness Comparison of Three Supplementary Foods in the Treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition
The purpose of this study is to compare the recovery rates of moderately malnourished Malawian children treated with either milk-enriched corn/soy blend, soy/peanut fortified spread or a commercially produced ready-to-use therapy…
- Trial name
- NCT00998517
- Testing
- Soy/peanut fortified spread, Milk fortified corn/soy blend, Supplementary Plumpy®
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 2,712 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Transfer of Healthy Gut Flora for Restoration of Intestinal Microbiota Via Enema for Patients in the Rehabilitative Phase of Malnutrition
This single-center, randomized, open-label trial will compare the safety of MTT delivered by rectal catheter enema in participants 12-60 months of age with malnutrition (moderate acute malnutrition [MAM] or severe acute…
- Trial name
- THRIVE (NCT03087097)
- Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Microbiome Health Research Institute
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Alternative Feeding Regimen on Recovery of Children Aged 6-59 Months With Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Bangladesh.
In spite of the large burden of acute malnutrition in the country, the Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) protocol approved in Bangladesh highly deviates from the WHO normative guidance, in that it does not…
- Trial name
- NCT06045104
- Testing
- Wheat Soy Blend Plus Plus (WSB++) with nutrition counselling, 15 Micro Nutrient Powder (15 MNP) with improved nutrition counselling
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 560 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
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
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
Marasmus, Kwashiorkor
Mothers Understand And Can do it - Mid Upper Arm Circumference Screening for Malnutrition Performed by Mothers
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE : To determine whether mothers, given minimal group training, are capable of using a MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) bracelet to screen their children for malnutrition and categorise them into one of three…
- Conditions
- Marasmus, Kwashiorkor, Malnutrition; Degree, Moderate, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- MUAC (NCT01790815)
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Supplementary Food for Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Children
Children with moderate acute malnutrition will be recruited in order to receive an intervention which consists in the consumption of a single serving of SF-cookies daily, 7-days a week for 12 months and 12 educational sessions on…
- Trial name
- NCT02571764
- Testing
- Nutritional Oats Cookie
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
Wasting, Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Effectiveness of Nutritional Products to Treat Moderate Acute Malnutrition
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an improved corn-soya blend (CSB+) and a new formulated ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) are effective in the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children.
- Trial name
- NCT01898871
- Testing
- A daily ration of 40 kcal/kg of body weight during 56 days
- Where
- 2 sites in Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, Yaounde
Malnutrition
Whey Permeate Study
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, controlled clinical effectiveness trial of two supplementary foods in the treatment of MAM.
- Trial name
- NCT01790048
- Testing
- Whey permeate RUSF, Soy Protein RUSF
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 2,259 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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
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
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe
Reduced Dosage and/or Visitation Protocol for the Treatment of Acute Malnutrition in Kenya
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) places children at significant risk of mortality. Outpatient treatment programs are effective but there is a need to increase treatment coverage and reduce costs of treatment.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Acute Malnutrition, Moderate, Wasting
- Trial name
- RSWITCH (NCT07420062)
- Testing
- WHO-reduced, WHO-full, Kenya-IMAM
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,274 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Malnutrition; Moderate
Effectiveness, Tolerability and Safety of Three Formulations in Underfives With Moderate Acute Malnutrition
This is a randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness, tolerability and safety of standardized milk-based formulation, standardized non-milk based formulation and a hospital-based formulation in the management…
- Trial name
- NCT04323059
- Testing
- Standardized milk-based formulation
- Where
- 3 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Ekong E. Udoh
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
Regular Growth Monitoring (RGM) of Young Children in Guinea-Bissau
Wasting (severe thinness) is a common and serious problem among young children in rural Guinea-Bissau. Community Health Agents (CHAs) can help prevent malnutrition by regularly measuring children's growth and advising families on…
- Trial name
- NCT07584395
- Testing
- Regular Growth Monitoring (RGM) by Community Health Agents
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
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 Post-severe Acute Malnutrition Moderate Acute Malnutrition (Post-SAM MAM)
Background (brief): 1. Burden: A total of 52 million children under 5 are suffering from acute malnutrition globally, of whom 33 million suffer from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).
- Conditions
- Microbiota, Complementary Food, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04015986
- Testing
- Microbiota Directed Complementary Food-2, Ready to Use Supplementary Food
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
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
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Wasting
Simplified Treatment Protocol for Acute Malnutrition in Venezuela
Global acute malnutrition (GAM) in children under five is defined by being too thin for a given height and/or having the Mid-upper arm circumference less than a given threshold.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Wasting, Child Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT05543759
- Testing
- Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
- Where
- Venezuela
- Volunteers
- 307 people
- Sponsor
- UNICEF - Venezuela