Improving treatment for severe malnutrition in children in Kenya

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This intervention focuses on addressing severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children aged 6 to 59.9 months in Kenya by leveraging community health promoters (CHPs) equipped with smartphones and training. The CHPs will use a digitized system to enhance screening and treatment coverage for children with wasting, utilizing tools like mid-upper arm circumference tapes and baby-mother scales. The study will implement a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the effectiveness of this SWITCH intervention package over two years in selected community units.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Household in a village of the study area covered by a CHP (although the child may or may not be registered by a CHP) AND
* Child is 6-59.9 months of age AND
* Caregiver consents to be part of the study AND
* any of the following:

  * WHZ \< -3 (relative to WHO 2006 reference) OR
  * MUAC \<115 mm OR
  * Presence of bilateral edema OR
  * receiving treatment as follow-up for an initial SAM condition on the way to full recovery

exclusion criteria is:

* Congenital malformation that makes anthropometric measurements impossible.
* Length is below 54 cm or height is above 120cm.

Where it's running

• Turkana South and Turkana East and Aroo
  Lodwar, Kenya Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Elodie Becquey, PhD — International Food Policy Research Institute
• Study coordinator: Elodie Becquey, PhD
• Email: e.becquey@cgiar.org
• Phone: 778487085

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.