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NCT Number: NCT01863394

Evaluation of Two Community Based Screening Strategies for Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children 6-59 Months in Mirria District, Niger

The objective of this study is to determine the efficacity of a community strategy for screening children 06-59 months old for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) conducted by their mothers' compared with a community screening strategy conducted by Community Health Workers.

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Key information

Conditions

Malnutrition Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

6 month–59 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mirriah health district

Mirriah, Zinder Region, Niger

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • children aged 06-59 months at the time of the study
  • children who live in a village in the health district participating in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • children whose legal guardian refuses to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

Screening by mothers

Other

Active comparator: Screening by community health workers

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. The coverage of the therapeutic nutritional program in the control and intervention health districts

    Time frame: 12 months

    Coverage of the the therapeutic nutritional treatment program is defined as the proportion of children 06-59 months with Severe Acute Malnutrition (Mid Upper Arm Circumference <115mm and/or oedema) receiving treatment in the program, amongst the total number of children diagnosed with Severe Acute Malnutrition

Secondary outcomes

  1. Malnutrition program data for children referred by community health workers & mothers

    Time frame: 12 months

    Nutritional status at admission (mid upper arm circumference +/- oedema) Type of admission to the programme (out-patient or immediate transfer for in-patient care) Source of reference to the programme (Community Health Worker, Mother, other) Date of discharge from the programme Weight at admission to the programme Discharge criteria (cured, died, failed to attend, non-response to treatment, transfer for in-patient nutrition care, transfer to other health care structures) Number of children screened by mothers confirmed to have SAM at the treatment centre Number of children screened by community health workers confirmed to have SAM at the treatment centre

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Alliance for International Medical Action

Other

Collaborators

  • European Commission

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Two Community Based Screening Strategies for Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6-59 Months in the Mirria District, Niger

Acronym: MàLÉ

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
May 29, 2013
Registry last updated
Jul 15, 2014

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