An interventional study of honey supplementation in Malnourished Infants and Childern, sponsored by Ain Shams University. Completed. Open to participants aged 6 Months to 3 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-06-11.
Sponsored by Ain Shams University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This study was a randomized single blinded case control prospective intervention study.
Fifty infants and children of both sexes, aged 6 months to 3 years, with malnutrition were consecutively recruited from the Nutrition Clinic of the Pediatric Hospital, Ain Shams University.
These patients were randomly assigned following a simple randomization procedure (computerized random numbers) to either the honey group (group 1) or the malnourished control group (group 2) with a 1:1 allocation ratio. Each group consisted of 25 patients.
An additional 25 healthy infants and children with the same age range and of both sexes were recruited from the outpatient pediatric clinic of Ain Shams University, Egypt as a healthy control group (group 3).
The inclusion criteria was in whom the under nutrition is caused by inadequate energy intake, while the exclusion criteria included markedly ill patients, and children with chronic or severe systemic illness or malabsorption disorders, chromosomal aberrations, inborn errors of metabolism and cerebral palsy.
History taking with special emphasis on the dietetic history, history of any disease that might interfere with the nutrient intake or their use by the body and history of any acute or chronic illness. And full body Examination which include anthropometric measurements weight, height and mid arm circumference.
Each patient in the intervention group or honey group or group 1 took oral honey in a dose of 2ml/kg/day for 8 weeks; the calculated dose of honey was dissolved in water with a ratio of 1: 3, respectively, and then ingested by the patient before breakfast.
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simple malnutrition
Exclusion Criteria:
cancer, sepsis, endocrine disorders, neurologic disorders, diabetes mellitus, heart failure renal failure liver cell failure. malabsorption disorders, chromosomal aberrations, inborn errors of metabolism cerebral palsy .
malnourished children supplemented with honey in dose of 2ml/kg
Dietary Supplement: honey supplementation
no honey supplementation only nutrition rehabilitation
Dietary Supplement: honey supplementation
healthy children with no suplementation
honey supplementation
serum leptin
effect of honey supplement on serum leptin in malnourished patients
Time frame: 2 month duration of honey supplementation
anthropometric measurements
effect of honey on growth assessed by anthropomerty
Time frame: 2 month duration of honey supplementation
frequency of infection and total caloric intake in the honey group
compare effect of honey on frequency of infection in supplemented group compared to malnourished on rehabilitation
Time frame: 2 month duration of honey supplementation
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