Effectiveness of Four Transition Dietary Regimens in the Hospital Management of Children With Kwashiorkor.
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, F100, Transition phase, Therapeutic complex of vitamins and minerals (CMV), Kwashiorkor, Ready-to-use Therapeutic Food
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Severe acute malnutrition defined as the presence of edema
- Who are admitted and treated in the refeeding center (CREN) of the CHUSS
- Aged between 6 and 59 Months
- Parental Signed informed consent form
- Recruited in the first phase of the treatment and successfully admitted to the transition phase
Exclusion Criteria:
- SAM without edema
- Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM)
- Did not improve during the stabilization phase
Sites / Locations
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Souro
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Active Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Standard F100
Standard F75+Plumpynut
Alternative F75 with CMV +Plumpynut
Alternative F75 without CMV +Plumpynut
If the test of appetite at the end of the stabilization phase is negative (the child does not accept the Plumpynut)
If the test of appetite at the end of the stabilization phase is positive (the child accepts the Plumpynut) and the child received Standard F75 during the stabilization phase
If the test of appetite at the end of the stabilization phase is positive (the child accepts the Plumpynut) and the child received Alternative F75 with CMV during the stabilization phase
If the test of appetite at the end of the stabilization phase is positive (the child accepts the Plumpynut) and the child received Alternative F75 without CMV during the stabilization phase