Effectiveness of Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride Against Appetite to Improve Children's Nutritional Status
Status:
COMPLETED
Trial end date:
2025-03-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the benefits of Cyproheptadine hydrochloride in increasing appetite as well as its effect on weight gain in children aged 1-5 years who have difficulty eating. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Is Cyproheptadine hydrochloride useful in increasing appetite in children?
* Is the Cyproheptadine hydrochloride dose given effective and efficient regarding the improvement of a child's appetite? Can giving Cyproheptadine hydrochloride improve nutritional status of children?
* How long can Cyproheptadine hydrochloride be given to increase appetite in children and what are the side effects?
Participants will:
* Take the Cyproheptadine hydrochloride every day, twice a day for 4 weeks (intervention group); take the placebo (control group)
* Have their ECAST score (score for measuring appetite in children), anthropometric measurement before and after intervention at the second visit (2 weeks), third visit (4 weeks and stop intervention), and fourth visit (8 weeks after stopping the intervention)