U.S., Feb. 20 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07420062) titled 'Reduced Dosage and/or Visitation Protocol for the Treatment of Acute Malnutrition in Kenya' on Feb. 03.
Brief Summary: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) places children at significant risk of mortality. Outpatient treatment programs are effective but there is a need to increase treatment coverage and reduce costs of treatment. Reducing the dosage of therapeutic food products and/or reducing visitation required by caregivers may be beneficial but evidence is limited on the treatment outcomes and costs of these approaches.
This study will compare two dosage options (full vs reduced dosages) of the World Health Organization protocol for...