Different Strategies for Preventing Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01828814 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 11, 2013
Last Update Posted : April 28, 2017
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Condition or disease |
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Malnutrition |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 7836 participants |
Observational Model: | Ecologic or Community |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Different Strategies for Preventing Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger: a Pragmatic Trial |
Study Start Date : | July 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2012 |

Group/Cohort |
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RUSF (500kcal/day) and cash transfer
Monthly distributions of Ready-to-use Supplementary Food (RUSF) 500kcal per day associated with cash transfer during hunger gap (5 months) then RUSF 500kcal/day for 10 months
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Super Cereal Plus (SC+)
Monthly distributions of SC+ 800kcal per day during hunger gaps (5 months twice) and SC+ 400kcal per day in-between (5 months)
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RUSF
Monthly distributions of Ready-to-use Supplementary Food (RUSF) 500kcal per day during hunger gaps (5 months twice) and RUSF 250kcal per day in-between (5 months)
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RUSF (250kcal/day) and cash transfer
Monthly distributions of Ready-to-use Supplementary Food (RUSF) 250kcal per day associated with cash transfer during hunger gap (5 months) then RUSF 250kcal/day for 10 months
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SC+ and cash transfer
Monthly distributions of Super Cereal Plus (SC+) 800 kcal per day associated with cash transfer during hunger gap (5 months)
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SC+ and household ration
Monthly distributions of Super Cereal Plus (SC+) 800 kcal per day associated with food ration for household support during hunger gap (5 months)
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Cash transfer
Monthly distributions of cash transfer only during hunger gap (5 months)
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- Incidence of severe acute malnutrition [ Time Frame: 15 months ]
Severe acute malnutrition was defined as : Weight for Height Z-score (WHO Standards 2006)< -3 and/or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) < 115mm and/or bipedal oedema. MUAC was measured at the midpoint of a child's left arm with a plastic measuring tape with a precision of 1 mm.
These indicators were evaluated monthly during the entire follow-up (15 months).
- Mortality [ Time Frame: duration of follow-up (15 months) ]Mortality events include all reports for which the cause for absence from surveillance visits was reported to be death by a family member.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Months to 24 Months (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- resident in selected villages
- height between 60 and 80 cm.
Exclusion Criteria:
- refusal to participate

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01828814
Niger | |
Villages | |
Madarounfa, Maradi, Niger |
Principal Investigator: | Céline Langendorf, MPH | Epicentre |
Responsible Party: | Epicentre |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01828814 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Epicentre |
First Posted: | April 11, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 28, 2017 |
Last Verified: | April 2017 |
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