Smartphones and tape measures: a new way to save starving children in kenya

NCT ID NCT06441305

First seen Apr 01, 2026 · Last updated May 08, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This 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 part. The goal is to see if this community-based approach increases the number of children who receive life-saving treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Turkana South and Turkana East and Aroo

    RECRUITING

    Lodwar, Kenya

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