# Effectiveness of Oral Antibiotics in the Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition

> **NCT01000298** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Washington University School of Medicine** · enrollment: 2700 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Kwashiorkor
- Marasmus

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Placebo
- **DRUG:** Amoxicillin
- **DRUG:** Cefdinir

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01000298
- **Lead sponsor:** Washington University School of Medicine
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2009-12
- **Primary completion:** 2011-05
- **Final completion:** 2011-05
- **Target enrollment:** 2700 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2011-07-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01000298

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01000298, "Effectiveness of Oral Antibiotics in the Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01000298. Licensed CC0.

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