Trial to Alleviate Malnutrition With Fortified Spread Given as a Food Supplement to Underweight Infants
Trial to Alleviate Malnutrition With Fortified Spread Given as a Food Supplement to Underweight Infants
NCT ID: NCT00131222 Phase: PHASE3 Status: COMPLETED Enrollment: 176 Completion: 2005-09
Conditions
Malnutrition
Interventions
Food supplement: fortified spread, Food supplement: maize and soy flour
Summary
This study tests the hypothesis that underweight 6-17-month old infants receiving fortified spread as a food supplement for 12 weeks grow better during the supplementation than infants who are provided with maize-soy flour supplement.
Primary Outcome
Weight gain during the 12-week follow-up (in grams)