Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:50 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:50 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00934492
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 2 months to 5 years
* Admitted to hospital
* Severe malnutrition: age 6 months to 5 years: MUAC \<11cm; age 2 to 6 months: MUAC for age \<-3 z scores compared to the WHO growth standards; or kwashiorkor at any age (defined in current WHO guidelines) for enrollments up to 24th March 2011.
* Severe malnutrition:age 6 months to 5 years: MUAC \<11.5cm; age 2 to 6 months: MUAC \<11.0cm; or kwashiorkor at any age (defined in current WHO guidelines) for enrollments from 24th March 2011, following protocol amendment.
* HIV rapid test negative, or if under 18 months, PCR negative and no longer breastfeeding for at least 6 weeks
* Planning to remain within study area and willing to come for all protocol specified visits
Exclusion Criteria:
* Refusal to give informed consent
* Cotrimoxazole is specifically contra-indicated (e.g. porphyria)
* Known hypersensitivity reaction to sulpha drugs or trimethoprim
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
2 Months
Maximum Age:
5 Years
Study:
NCT00934492
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00934492