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 @ 11:53 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:53 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00429351
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Malnourished children between 6 to 18 months of age.
* To standardize for degree of malnutrition, only patients whose weight is \< 80 % of that expected for age will be enrolled. By the Wellcome Classification (22), enrolled patients will have marasmus (\< 60 % weight/age and no edema), marasmic-kwashiorkor (\< 60 % weight/age plus edema) or kwashiorkor (\< 80 % weight/age plus edema).
* Presence of infection at admission. Infection will be defined by the presence of two or more of the following: Leukocyte count \>11,000 cells/dl, temperature at admission \> 99 oF, positive blood or urine cultures.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Criteria for exclusion will include presence of cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, metabolic disease or HIV/AIDS.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
6 Months
Maximum Age:
18 Months
Study:
NCT00429351
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00429351