Choline to Improve Malnutrition and Enhance Cognition
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Cognitive Impairment
Wasting
Kwashiorkor
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 6 Months – 59 Months
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 1,500 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to test adding choline to ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Malawi. The main question it aims to answer is:
\- Will the addition of a 500mg daily dose of choline to RUTF during treatment for SAM improve cognitive development among 6-59-month-old Malawian children compared with standard RUTF without added cho…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* 6-59 months of age
* mid-upper arm circumference \< 11.5 cm and/or weight-for-length z-score \< -3 and/or presence of bilateral pedal pitting edema
* willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study, including no plan to move from …
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