Lactoferrin and Lysozyme Supplementation for Long-term Diarrhea Sequelae

Children in low- and middle-income countries who are hospitalized for diarrhea and also have malnutrition are at high risk for illness and death in the 6 months period following treatment for diarrhoea despite receiving current guideline recommended diarrhea management (such as oral rehydration solution, or "ORS"). This study will test whether nutritional supplements made from milk (lactoferrin or lysozyme) or a combination of the two (lactoferrin and lysozyme) will prevent children from having repeated diarrhea episodes and help improve their nutrition by improving their stomach health or preventing new disease during this 6-month period. The study is taking place at 7 hospitals in Western Kenya. Six hundred participants will be enrolled if they provide informed consent to participate, are aged 6-24 months, were hospitalized with diarrhea and malnutrition and have been managed by the facility nutritionists and ready to return home. Participation in the study will entail providing information on the child's health history, collection of stool samples, blood, and potentially urine. The caregiver will be provided sachets of the investigational product to take home and mix daily with their child's porridge or other complimentary food, and asked to return to the clinic 4 times in the subsequent 6 months, and also consent to having a community health worker visit their home every two weeks for a follow up visit. The risks to the participant and their caregiver are minimal. The inf…

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