Different Strategies for Preventing Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger

Epicentre

Status: Completed

Conditions: Malnutrition

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01828814

Epicentre

Details and patient eligibility

About

Options for large-scale preventive distributions include fortified blended flours, ready-to-use foods and direct cash transfer either alone or in combination with family protective rations. Finding the most appropriate strategy is essential to prevent child malnutrition in countries like Niger with annual hunger gaps. Here, the investigators compare different preventive strategies on the incidence of acute malnutrition among children 6 to 23 months.

Enrollment: 7,836 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 24 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• resident in selected villages
• height between 60 and 80 cm.

Exclusion criteria

• refusal to participate

Trial design

7,836 participants in 7 patient groups

RUSF (500kcal/day) and cash transfer

Description:

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

Super Cereal Plus (SC+)

Description:

Monthly distributions of SC+ 800kcal per day during hunger gaps (5 months twice) and SC+ 400kcal per day in-between (5 months)

RUSF

Description:

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)

RUSF (250kcal/day) and cash transfer

Description:

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

SC+ and cash transfer

Description:

Monthly distributions of Super Cereal Plus (SC+) 800 kcal per day associated with cash transfer during hunger gap (5 months)

SC+ and household ration

Description:

Monthly distributions of Super Cereal Plus (SC+) 800 kcal per day associated with food ration for household support during hunger gap (5 months)

Cash transfer

Description:

Monthly distributions of cash transfer only during hunger gap (5 months)