The Effect of Routine Antibiotic Use in the Outpatient Treatment of Severely Malnourished Children Without Complications
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study will be conducted as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to
compare routine antibiotic prescription vs. no routine antibiotic prescription in the
management of uncomplicated cases of severe acute malnutrition treated in the community in
terms of nutritional recovery. The investigators hypothesize that there will be no
significant difference in terms of the risk of nutritional recovery among children
uncomplicated cases of severe acute malnutrition treated in the community that receive
routine antibiotic prescription and those who receive no routine antibiotic prescription.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Epicentre
Collaborators:
Bichat Hospital District Sanitaire de Madarounfa, Région de Maradi FORSANI Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands Ministere de la Sante Publique du Niger