Maximizing the Benefits of Iron in Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods for Malnourished Children in Kenya
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Iron Absorption
Iron Deficiencies
Severly Acutely Malnourished Children
Malnutrition in Children
Anemia
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 12 Months – 54 Months
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Other
- Participants needed
- 68 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- ETH Zurich · Other
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About This Trial
Reports from the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) in Kwale County, southern Kenya, indicate a limited impact of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) on malnutrition or anemia. The current RUTF formulation may have an excessively high iron content. In severely acutely malnourished (SAM) children, iron cannot be properly absorbed, leading to life-threatening diarrhea. The overall aim of this project…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
malnourished children:
* severe acute malnutrition (SAM): WHZ \< -3.0
* moderate acute malnutrition (MAM): WHZ \< -2.0 a
* treated as outpatients (no acute medical conditions and a positive appetite test)
healthy children:
\- healthy: HAZ, WAZ and WHZ = 0
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