NOT YET RECRUITING
NCT06792370
Effectiveness of an Alternative Protocol in the Management of Acute Malnutrition
This experimental study aims to test an alternative protocol for managing acute malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months in Burkina Faso. This alternative protocol consists of using RUTF instead of RUSF for the management of moderate acute malnutrition and reduced-dose RUTF instead of standard-dose RUTF for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition.
The main questions are:
1. Does treating children with moderate acute malnutrition using RUTF lead to a non-inferior programmatic and sustained recovery rate compared to the standard care with RUSF?
2. Does treating children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition using a reduced dose of RUTF lead to a non-inferior programmatic and sustained recovery rate compared to the standard care with a standard dose of RUFT?
Secondly, the study will investigate the effect of this alternative protocol compared to the standard protocol on cost-effectiveness, psychomotor development, weight and linear growth and incidence of relapses.
Gender: All
Ages: 6 Months - 59 Months
Acute Malnutrition with No Complications