A multi-country, randomized trial of three nutritional supplements on short-term and sustained anthropometric recovery in children 6-24 months of age with moderate wasting and acute illnesses: the NUTRIMAM study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, moderate wasting affects approximately 33 million children. Complex bidirectional interactions exist between wasting and infection in children. Children who experience both conditions have an increased risk of adverse outcomes including progression to severe wasting and mortality. Breaking the cycle between moderate wasting and infection could help improve growth and survival in these children. The NUTRIMAM trial will aim to investigate the efficacy of a 12-week regimen of three different nutritional interventions in at-risk young children (i.e., children who are moderately wasted and have one/more acute infections) on anthropometric recovery. Further, the study will explore whether recovery can be sustained with a post-intervention package that includes counse

SUBMITTER: NUTRIMAM Study Team 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11536563 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature