Compliance With Dietary Recommendations in Children at Risk for Undernutrition

January 19, 2015 updated by: Abbott Nutrition

Compliance With Dietary Recommendations in Meeting Nutritional Requirements in Children at Risk of Undernutrition

This study will assess compliance with dietary recommendations, in conjunction with a nutritional supplement to meet the nutritional requirements in children and the effects of the compliance on promoting growth in children who are at risk of under-nutrition.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study will assess compliance with dietary recommendations, in conjunction with an oral nutritional supplement to meet the nutritional requirements in children older than 36 (>36) to less than or equal 48 (≤48) months of age, and the effects of the compliance on promoting catch-up growth and normal healthy growth in children who are at risk of under-nutrition.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

200

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Philippines
      • Manilla, Philippines
        • Asian Hospital and Medical Center
      • Manilla, Philippines
        • The Medical City

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

5 months to 6 months (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Child is between 36 and 48 months of age.
  • Child has weight-for-height greater than or equal to 5th and less than or equal to the 25th percentile.
  • Child is capable of oral feeding.
  • Child's parent(s)or Legal Guardian is willing to abstain from giving additional non-study nutritional supplements to the child throughout the study period.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Child whose either parent has BMI greater than or equal to 27.5 kg/m2.
  • Child allergic or intolerant to any ingredient found in the study product.
  • Child who was delivered pre-term.
  • Child was born small for gestational
  • Child had birth weight < 2500 g or > 4000 g.
  • Child has current acute or chronic infections.
  • Child demonstrates presence of severe gastrointestinal disorders.
  • Child has a diagnosis of neoplastic diseases, renal, hepatic and cardiovascular diseases.
  • Child has a diagnosis of hormonal or metabolic disorders.
  • Child has a congenital disease or genetic disorder.
  • Child is diagnosed with infantile anorexia nervosa.
  • Child has a developmental disability or physical disorder.
  • Child has disorders of hemoglobin structure, function or synthesis.
  • Child is participating in another study that has not been approved as a concomitant study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Nutritional Supplement
Instructions and techniques to improve the quality of the diet to meet the child's daily nutritional requirements will be provided.
Other: nutritional supplement
2 servings per day
Other Names:
  • Pediasure S229

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Compliance with recommendation of a nutritional supplement consumption
Time Frame: 48 weeks
48 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Abbott Nutrition

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Dieu Huynh, MD, PhD, Abbott Nutrition, Singapore

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 30, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

August 7, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 21, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 19, 2015

Last Verified

January 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AK86

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