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Can less food and fewer visits still cure malnutrition? kenya study aims to find out.

NCT ID NCT07420062

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: International Food Policy Research Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether giving less therapeutic food and requiring fewer clinic visits can still effectively treat severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months in Kenya. About 2,274 children will take part across 45 health facilities. The goal is to find a treatment approach that works well, costs less, and is easier for families to follow.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 2,274 people

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Expected to start

Mar 2026

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Expected to finish

May 2027

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

6 to 59 months

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * 6-59.9 months of age at admission into treatment * Child admitted to the national treatment program according to the following criteria: * For SAM: WHZ \<-3 or MUAC \<115 mm or presence of bilateral oedema, absence of clinical complications, pass the appetite test * For high-risk MAM: -3 ≥ WHZ \<-2 or 115mm ≥ MUAC \<125 mm, and one or more of the following factors: MUAC of 115-119 mm, weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) \< -3, age \< 24 months, failing to recover from MAM after receiving other interventions (e.g. counselling, nutrient dense diet), relapse, history of SAM, co-morbidity (medical problems needing mid- or long-term follow-up care, and with a significant association with nutritional status, such as HIV, tuberculosis, or a physical or mental disability) * Accompanied by caregiver or legal guardian * Caregiver or legal guardian consents to participate Exclusion Criteria: * SAM requiring hospitalization (presence of clinical complications, failure to pass the appetite test, or presence of bilateral pitting edema) * Enrolled in MAM or SAM treatment program before implementation of the treatment protocols to which the facilities were randomized * Presence of physical abnormalities that make measurement of anthropometry impossible * Caregiver has intention to move out of the study area within the next 3 months

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Cachexia follicular lymphoma nutritional deficiency disease protein-energy malnutrition Severe Acute Malnutrition

As listed by the trial registrant

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Acute malnutrition in childhood Acute malnutrition, moderate Acute malnutrition, severe Wasting

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • West Pokot, Wajir, and Samburu counties

    Kitale, West Pokot County, Kenya

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