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Family Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) Follow-up After Recovery From Acute Malnutrition (MODAM-fMUAC)
Sponsor: Action Against Hunger USA
Summary
Protocols for the community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) have not changed significantly for more than 20 years, with relatively complex treatment protocols and persistent supply chain challenges that have limited overall program coverage, leaving millions of malnourished children without care annually. The overarching goal of this research project is to simultaneously test two novel simplified approaches in CMAM with potential to improve program coverage. The simplified approach includes two parallel clinical trials for SAM and MAM treatment. For the Family MUAC follow-up study, children who recover from these two parallel clinical trials will be enrolled in trial to test the effectiveness of MUAC screening at home by the child's caregivers as a self-referral strategy, compared to a scheduled health facility-led strategy and the standard of care of community-based follow-up visits.
Official title: Efficacy and Safety of Family Mid-upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) After Recovery From Severe and Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Months - 59 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
3600
Start Date
2023-09-25
Completion Date
2026-09-25
Last Updated
2024-07-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
nutrition, IYCF, WASH education
nutrition, IYCF, WASH education
scheduled anthropometric screening
anthropometric screening by health care workers at 1, 3, and 6 months
family MUAC
family MUAC training for the primary caregiver present at the time of recovery
Locations (3)
Sekota
Sekota, Amhara, Ethiopia
Teltele
Teltelē, Oromiya, Ethiopia
Gode
Gode, Somali, Ethiopia