Nutrition Intervention of Complementary Milk Feeding to Improve Linear Growth of at Risk and Stun… (NCT05670002) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Nutrition Intervention of Complementary Milk Feeding to Improve Linear Growth of at Risk and Stunted Children
Malaysia118 participantsStarted 2022-11-30
Plain-language summary
This is a non-randomized open label 6 months intervention study that aims to assess the effectiveness of consuming milk daily for 6 months will improve the linear growth rate of children aged 12-36 months.
Who can participate
Age range12 Months – 36 Months
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Malaysian child
✓. Boys and girls between the age of 12 and 36 months
✓. Length-for-age z score (LAZ) \<-1.5 SD and \> -3 SD according to the WHO Growth standard
✓. Weight-for-age z score WAZ \<1.0 SD and \> -3 SD
✓. Parents and/or legal guardian who can speak and read Malay or English language
✓. Written informed consent from parents and/or legal guardian
✓. Child who are apparently healthy with no obvious on-going infection and no history of chronic illness.
✓. Child with no physical and/or mental illness
Exclusion criteria
✕. Child with zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) value of \>65 (at either -T3 or T0)
✕. Clinical symptoms of iron deficiency as examined by Doctor even with zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) value between 40-64
✕. Child with severe acute malnutrition, other chronic diseases or any congenital disorder or deformity
✕. Child with an ongoing episode of diarrhoea or a history of persistent diarrhoea in the past month
✕. Child with history of cow's milk allergy/intolerance to milk