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Community groups take on severe malnutrition in ethiopia
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether using local community groups can improve how severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is prevented, found, and treated in children aged 6 to 59 months in Ethiopia. The approach includes teaching families about nutrition, active screening, and follow-up care. About…
Matched conditions: WASTING
Phase: NA • Sponsor: International Food Policy Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 16, 2026 23:32 UTC
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Could a nutrient boost fix malnutrition's toll on kids' brains?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding choline to a special peanut-based food helps brain development in 1,500 severely malnourished children in Malawi, ages 6 months to 5 years. Half get standard food, half get food with extra choline. Researchers will measure thinking and motor skills…
Matched conditions: WASTING
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 13, 2026 15:59 UTC
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Milk proteins may save malnourished kids from deadly diarrhea cycle
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding milk proteins (lactoferrin and lysozyme) to the daily food of malnourished children aged 6-24 months can prevent severe diarrhea and help them recover nutritionally. The 600 participants in Kenya will receive the supplement for 6 months after leavi…
Matched conditions: WASTING
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: University of Washington • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 13, 2026 15:59 UTC
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Smartphones and tape measures: a new way to save starving children in kenya
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether training local health workers to use smartphone apps, measuring tapes, and scales can help identify and treat more children with severe wasting (a life-threatening form of malnutrition) in rural Kenya. About 1,600 children and their families will take par…
Matched conditions: WASTING
Phase: NA • Sponsor: International Food Policy Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 11, 2026 20:46 UTC
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New study to track how nutrition shapes Kids' growth in remote villages
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how what children eat affects their growth and development in remote farming communities in Swat, Pakistan. Researchers will follow 832 children from birth to age 5, measuring their height, weight, head size, and developmental skills. The goal is to understand…
Matched conditions: WASTING
Sponsor: Khyber Medical University Peshawar • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 15, 2026 11:57 UTC