Modified treatment for moderate malnutrition in children
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study is testing a new way of treating moderate malnutrition in young children. It aims to find a simpler, shorter treatment that might work just as well as the current one.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child must be between 6 months and 5 years old (59 months).
- Your family must live in the area served by the health post and plan to stay for the next year.
- Your child must have moderate malnutrition (not severe) and no signs of serious illness.
- Your child must be able to pass a simple appetite test.
- Your child must not have been treated for malnutrition in the last 3 months.
- Your child should not have a chronic medical condition that makes eating hard (like severe cerebral palsy or unrepaired heart problems).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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