Choline to Improve Malnutrition and Enhance Cognition
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2026-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test adding choline to ready-to-use therapeutic food
(RUTF) in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Malawi. The main question it aims
to answer is:
- Will the addition of a 500mg daily dose of choline to RUTF during treatment for SAM improve
cognitive development among 6-59-month-old Malawian children compared with standard RUTF
without added choline?
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Washington University School of Medicine
Collaborators:
Balchem Corporation Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Project Peanut Butter