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Can monthly arm measurements save kids from malnutrition?

NCT ID NCT07584395

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Trustees of Dartmouth College Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This pilot study in Guinea-Bissau will see if monthly growth checks by local health workers can reduce severe malnutrition in children aged 6 months to 5 years. About 400 children from two villages will take part. The study also compares three ways to measure arm size to find the easiest and most reliable method.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Regular Growth Monitoring (RGM) by Community Health Agents
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that simple monthly growth checks by local health workers help reduce malnutrition in young children.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study in just two villages, so results may not apply broadly. It tests feasibility, not proven effectiveness.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 400 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

6 months to 5 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged 6 months to 5 years residing in one of the two selected villages in Guinea-Bissau * Caregiver willing to enroll the child in the study (verbal consent provided) * Caregiver can provide birth certificate or documentation of child's age * Child does not have severe acute malnutrition (SAM) at the baseline assessment Exclusion Criteria: * Children diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) at baseline (these children will be referred to the local malnutrition clinic) * Children whose caregivers do not wish to participate

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Cachexia nutritional deficiency disease Severe Acute Malnutrition protein-energy malnutrition prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) Severe acute malnutrition

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Two villages in rural Guinea-Bissau

    Bissau, Bissau Region, 1000, Guinea-Bissau

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