Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Novel Sustainable Complementary Feeding Product for Infants and Young Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Caterpillar Cereal
Brief Summary: Two in every three infants in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) suffer from stunting of linear growth by 12 months of age. Stunting presumably results from breast milk supplementation after 6 months of age with complementary foods (CF) that provide inadequate protein and micro-nutrients. Although supplementation with selected micro-nutrients may avoid certain deficiency states, CF with animal source foods may be necessary to avoid stunting. Meat is not readily available in many Central African countries. However caterpillars, which are locally available and abundant, are a common staple in adult diets and may be a suitable substitute for animal source proteins in CF. The investigators developed a cereal made from dried caterpillars that has a nutrient content that appears to be ideal for CF and demonstrated maternal and infant acceptability. This study will investigate the efficacy in prevention of stunting of growth resulting from inadequate complementary foods.

A sub-study will evaluate the biologic effects of the caterpillar cereal to determine whether caterpillar cereal prevents iron deficiency anemia, reduces the incidence of neurodevelopmental impairment or infectious diseases.


Options:
A: Arm Label: Control; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Treatment; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Other: Egg supplementation | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Egg supplementation; Assigned to Arm(s): Treatment
B: Arm Label: Traditional Diet; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Cereal; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Dietary Supplement: Caterpillar Cereal | Intervention Type: DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT; Name: Caterpillar Cereal; Assigned to Arm(s): Cereal
C: Arm Label: Babyfood with usual meat content and corn oil; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Other: more meat and a vegetable oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids, Other: Babyfood with usual meat content and corn oil | Arm Label: more meat and a vegetable oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Other: more meat and a vegetable oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids, Other: Babyfood with usual meat content and corn oil | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: more meat and a vegetable oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids; Assigned to Arm(s): Babyfood with usual meat content and corn oil, more meat and a vegetable oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Babyfood with usual meat content and corn oil; Assigned to Arm(s): Babyfood with usual meat content and corn oil, more meat and a vegetable oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids
D: Arm Label: meat group; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: a high-protein complementary diet with meat | Arm Label: dairy group; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: a high-protein complementary diet with dairy | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: a high-protein complementary diet with meat; Assigned to Arm(s): meat group | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: a high-protein complementary diet with dairy; Assigned to Arm(s): dairy group

Answer: B