Preventing relapse after treatment for severe malnutrition
Treatments studied
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This trial tests different ways to help children who have recovered from severe acute malnutrition stay healthy and avoid getting sick again. It compares monthly supplements, medicine, or both to see which works best.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be between 6 months and 3 years old when starting treatment.
- Your child must be diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition and be starting outpatient treatment at a participating clinic.
- You must live in the area near the study clinic and plan to stay for at least 15 months.
- After your child recovers, you must agree to come back for monthly visits for a year.
- Your child cannot have been treated for malnutrition in the last 3 months or be severely ill requiring hospital care.
- Your child cannot have allergies to macrolide antibiotics (a type of common antibiotic).
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