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NCT Number: NCT01828814

Different Strategies for Preventing Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger

Options for large-scale preventive distributions include fortified blended flours, ready-to-use foods and direct cash transfer either alone or in combination with family protective rations. Finding the most appropriate strategy is essential to prevent child malnutrition in countries like Niger with annual hunger gaps. Here, the investigators compare different preventive strategies on the incidence of acute malnutrition among children 6 to 23 months.

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Key information

Conditions

Malnutrition Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

6 month–24 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Villages

Madarounfa, Maradi Region, Niger

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • resident in selected villages
  • height between 60 and 80 cm.

Exclusion criteria

  • refusal to participate

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of severe acute malnutrition

    Time frame: 15 months

    Severe acute malnutrition was defined as : Weight for Height Z-score (WHO Standards 2006)< -3 and/or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) < 115mm and/or bipedal oedema. MUAC was measured at the midpoint of a child's left arm with a plastic measuring tape with a precision of 1 mm.

    These indicators were evaluated monthly during the entire follow-up (15 months).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mortality

    Time frame: duration of follow-up (15 months)

    Mortality events include all reports for which the cause for absence from surveillance visits was reported to be death by a family member.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Epicentre

Other

Collaborators

  • United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Registry information

Official study title

Different Strategies for Preventing Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger: a Pragmatic Trial

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Apr 11, 2013
Registry last updated
Apr 28, 2017

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