Effectiveness of Alternative Diets During the Stabilization Phase on Children With Complicated SAM
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Kwashiorkor, Nutritional Edema
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Severe Acute Malnutrition focused on measuring Severe acute malnutrition, Nutritional rehabilitation, F75, Stabilization phase, Therapeutic complex of vitamins and minerals (CMV), Kwashiorkor, Marasmus
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Severe acute malnutrition defined as Weight-for-Height Z-score (WHZ) <- 3 SD AND / OR MUAC <115 mm AND / OR with edema
- With complications
- Who are admitted and treated in the refeeding center (CREN) of the CHUSS
- Aged between 6 and 59 Months
- Parental Signed informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children younger than 6 months or older than 59 months of age
- Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
Sites / Locations
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire SouroRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
Standard F75
Alternative F75 with CMV
Alternative F75 without CMV
At the admission, therapeutic food is given by the nurses every 2 hours on the first day; then if tolerance is good, every 3 hours the following days. No family meals during the stabilization phase. But the baby can breastfeed. A child will receive an antibiotic as per the national protocol, malaria treatment if diagnosed with malaria, Vitamin A if symptomatic eye damage, Folic acid in case of anemia, antifungal in case of candidiasis.
At the admission, therapeutic food is given by the nurses every 2 hours on the first day; then if tolerance is good, every 3 hours the following days. No family meals during the stabilization phase. But the baby can breastfeed. A child will receive an antibiotic as per the national protocol, malaria treatment if diagnosed with malaria, Vitamin A if symptomatic eye damage, Folic acid in case of anemia, antifungal in case of candidiasis.
At the admission, therapeutic food is given by the nurses every 2 hours on the first day; then if tolerance is good, every 3 hours the following days. No family meals during the stabilization phase. But the baby can breastfeed. A child will receive an antibiotic as per the national protocol, malaria treatment if diagnosed with malaria, Vitamin A if symptomatic eye damage, Folic acid in case of anemia, antifungal in case of candidiasis.