Mothers Understand And Can do it - Mid Upper Arm Circumference Screening for Malnutrition Performed by Mothers

NCT01790815 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MUAC mères
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE : To determine whether mothers, given minimal group training, are capable of using a MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) bracelet to screen their children for malnutrition and categorise them into one of three groups : 'red' (SAM ; severe acute malnutrition), 'yellow' (MAM ; moderate acute malnutrition) or 'green' (normal nutritional status) SECONDARY OBJECTIVES : To establish whether there is a difference in the MUAC value if measured on the right arm as opposed to the left, in young children To determine whether there is a difference in the MUAC value if the mid upper arm position is determined visually as opposed to being measured in the 'classical' fashion

Conditions

Marasmus; Kwashiorkor; Malnutrition; Degree, Moderate; Malnutrition

Keywords

Acute Malnutrition; Mid Upper Arm Circumference; Screening

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• inter and intra observer variability

  Variance in result of screening for malnutrition performed by mothers with minimal training compared to 'gold-standard' fully trained health care workers. Screening will be performed with a MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) bracelet, results will be expressed by category: SAM (severe acute malnutrition), MAM (moderate acute malnutrition) or 'normal nutritional status

  2 years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• inter and intra observer variability

  2 years

• inter and intra observer variability

  2 years

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Months - 59 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children present in the inpatient malnutrition treatment unit and paediatric service of the Mirriah district hospital aged between 6-59 months old Children aged between 6-59 months old in the two villages of the Mirriah district, Niger; where the community phase of the study was conducted

You may qualify if:

• children present in the inpatient malnutrition treatment unit and paediatric service of the Mirriah district hospital aged between 6-59 months old
• children aged between 6-59 months old in the two villages where the community phase of the study was conducted

You may not qualify if:

• children receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of Mirriah district hospital
• children with bilateral oedema
• children whose mothers or fathers refused consent to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Alliance for International Medical Action: lead
• Bien Être de La femme et de L'Enfant au Niger: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Mirriah Health District

Mirriah, Mirriah, Niger

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Briend A, Maire B, Fontaine O, Garenne M. Mid-upper arm circumference and weight-for-height to identify high-risk malnourished under-five children. Matern Child Nutr. 2012 Jan;8(1):130-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00340.x. Epub 2011 Sep 28.

  PMID: 21951349 BACKGROUND

• Briend A, Garenne M, Maire B, Fontaine O, Dieng K. Nutritional status, age and survival: the muscle mass hypothesis. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1989 Oct;43(10):715-26.

  PMID: 2612460 BACKGROUND

• Blackwell N, Myatt M, Allafort-Duverger T, Balogoun A, Ibrahim A, Briend A. Mothers Understand And Can do it (MUAC): a comparison of mothers and community health workers determining mid-upper arm circumference in 103 children aged from 6 months to 5 years. Arch Public Health. 2015 May 18;73(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s13690-015-0074-z. eCollection 2015.

  PMID: 25992287 DERIVED

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Kwashiorkor; Malnutrition; Lymphoma, Follicular

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Protein Deficiency; Deficiency Diseases; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Severe Acute Malnutrition; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Lymphoma; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• nikki blackwell, FCICM,FRACP

  Alliance for International Medical Action

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 12, 2013
• First Posted: February 13, 2013
• Study Start: August 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2012
• Study Completion: August 1, 2012
• Last Updated: December 10, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-12

Locations

NI (1)