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Effectiveness of Safe Drinking Water in Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (Pakistan)

820 participantsStarted 2016-04

Plain-language summary

This study builds evidence on the importance of using safe drinking water during the nutritional treatment of children affected by Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). The following hypotheses will be tested: 1.The addition of safe drinking water to SAM treatment will reduce exposure to pathogens that cause diarrhoeal disease, thereby reducing diarrhoea incidence among enrolled children. 2.Reductions in pathogen exposure and diarrhoeal disease will result in shorter recovery pe-riods for children with SAM. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of safe drinking water in reducing SAM treatment cost and duration and will provide recommendations for improving SAM treatment protocols.

Who can participate

Age range6 Months – 59 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. between six and 59 months of age,
✓. diagnosed as an uncomplicated SAM case
✓. enrolled in ACF's CMAMprogram
✓. if the child's caretaker gives consent for the child's participation.

Exclusion criteria

✕. they have a diagnosis of kwashiorkor; OR 2) they require in-patient treatment for SAM
✕. their caretakers are unwilling or unable to agree to their participation.

What they're measuring

Recovery rate

Timeframe: 5 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02751476

SponsorAction Contre la Faim

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-10

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