Locally Made Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food for Treatment of Malnutrition: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Indian Pediatr
;
2010 Aug; 47(8): 679-686
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-168616
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a locally made ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in decreasing mild to moderate malnutrition.Design:
A randomized open label, controlled trial.Setting:
Pre-schools run by the Department of Community Health in Kaniyambadi administrative block, Vellore, India; duration of follow-up – 3 months from the date of recruitment.Participants:
Pupils aged 18-60 months with Weight-for- Age ≤2 SD.Interventions:
A locally produced energy-dense supplement (RUTF), and the current standard of care [teaching caregivers how to make a fortified cereal-milk supplement called High Calorie Cereal Milk (HCCM)]. Main outcomemeasures:
Increase in weight-for-age status; increase in levels of plasma zinc, vitamin B12, serum albumin and haemoglobin.Results:
The Mean (SD) weight gain at 3 months was higher in the RUTF group RUTF (n=51) 0.54 kg; (SE = 0.05; 95% CI = 0.44 – 0.65) vs HCCM (n=45) 0.38 kg; (SE = 0.06; 95% CI = 0.25 – 0.51), P = 0.047. The weight gain per kilogram of body weight was directly proportional to the severity of malnutrition.Conclusions:
Community-based treatment showed weight gain in both groups, the gain being higher with RUTF. Key words India, Indigenous, Management, Malnutrition, Nutrition therapy.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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