Efficacy Trial on Alleviation of Infant Malnutrition With Fortified Spread or Maize-soy Flour Food Supplements
Efficacy Trial on Alleviation of Infant Malnutrition With Fortified Spread or Maize-soy Flour Food Supplements
NCT ID: NCT00420368 Phase: PHASE3 Status: COMPLETED Enrollment: 189 Completion: 2007-07
Conditions
Malnutrition
Interventions
No food supplement, Food supplement: fortified spread, Food supplement: maize-soy flour
Summary
This study tests the hypothesis that moderately underweight but not severely wasted 6-17-month old infants receiving fortified spread or maize-soy flour as a food supplement for 12 weeks grow better during the supplementation than infants who do not get any food supplement.
Primary Outcome
Weight gain during the 12-week follow-up (in grams)