This prospective, randomized, controlled study will evaluate the effects of oral nutritional supplementation plus dietary counseling versus dietary counseling alone in children at nutritional risk.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
330
Oral nutritional supplement specifically designed for nutritionally-at risk children and dietary counseling
Dietary counseling
National Institute of Nutrition
Hà Nội, Vietnam
Weight-for-Age Z-Score
Change in weight-for-age z-score
Time frame: Baseline to 120 Days
Weight
Measured in Kg
Time frame: Baseline to 240 Days
Height
Measured in cm
Time frame: Baseline to 240 Days
Mid-Upper-Arm Circumference (MUAC)
Measured in cm
Time frame: Baseline to 240 Days
Weight-for-Height Measurement Calculations
Weight-for-height standard z-scores and percentiles
Time frame: Baseline to 240 Days
BMI-for-Age Measurement Calculations
BMI-for-age standard z-scores and percentiles
Time frame: Baseline to 240 Days
Height-for-Age Measurement Calculations
Height-for-age standard z-scores and percentiles
Time frame: Baseline to 240 Days
MUAMC Measurement Calculations
Mid-upper-arm-circumference-for-age standard z-scores and percentiles
Time frame: Baseline to 240 Days
Dietary Intake
Measured by 24-hour dietary recall
Time frame: Baseline to 240 Days
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Appetite
Visual analog scale from Ate Very Little to Ate Very Much
Time frame: Baseline to 240 Days