Trial reportNutrition journal2006
Nutrition rehabilitation of undernourished children utilizing Spiruline and Misola.
Trial report in Nutrition journal, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01195077 (Could Dietary Algae Affect Immunity and Viral Counts in People With HIV?), which is not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Could Dietary Algae Affect Immunity and Viral Counts in People With HIV?
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Assessing the impact of Spirulina supplementation on the growth of children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Current evidence on the effectiveness of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Foods in children with moderate acute malnutrition: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of nutritional science · 2023Pooled it
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- Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) for home-based nutritional rehabilitation of severe acute malnutrition in children from six months to five years of age.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Ready-to-use therapeutic food for home-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children from six months to five years of age.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Spirulina as a daily nutritional supplement of young pre-school Cambodian children of deprived settings: a single-blinded, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial.BMC pediatrics · 2022Trial
- Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation UsingNutrients · 2019Trial
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- Effects of spirulina supplementation on growth parameters in malnourished children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2025Review
- Effects ofLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Theories, determinants, and intervention models and approaches on inequalities of undernutrition amongst under fives: A literature review.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Fabrication of Dragee ContainingFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Wide Range Applications of Spirulina: From Earth to Space Missions.Marine drugs · 2022Review
- Impact of Spirulina Chikki Supplementation on Nutritional Status of Children: An Intervention Study in Tumkur District of Karnataka, India.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- The effects of immunostimulatory herbal supplements on autoimmune skin diseases.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2021Review
- Phycocyanin fromLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Hepatosplenic Protective Actions ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2021Article
- Effectiveness of interventions to manage acute malnutrition in children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2020Review
- Spirulina Enhances Bone Modeling in Growing Male Rats by Regulating Growth-Related Hormones.Nutrients · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMalnutrition constitutes a public health problem throughout the world and particularly in developing countries.
aimsThe objective of the study is to assess the impact of an elementary integrator composed of Spiruline (Spirulina platensis) and Misola (millet, soja, peanut) produced at the Centre Medical St Camille (CMSC) of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on the nutritional status of undernourished children. MATERIALS AND
methods550 undernourished children of less than 5 years old were enrolled in this study, 455 showed severe marasma, 57 marasma of medium severity and 38 kwashiorkor plus marasma. We divided the children randomly into four groups: 170 were given Misola (731 +/- 7 kcal/day), 170 were given Spiruline plus traditional meals (748 +/- 6 kcal/day), 170 were given Spiruline plus Misola (767 +/- 5 kcal/day). Forty children received only traditional meals (722 +/- 8 kcal/day) and functioned as the control group. The duration of this study was eight weeks. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Anthropometrics and haematological parameters allowed us to appreciate both the nutritional and biological evolution of these children. The rehabilitation with Spiruline plus Misola (this association gave an energy intake of 767 +/- 5 kcal/day with a protein assumption of 33.3 +/- 1.2 g a day), both greater than Misola or Spiruline alone, seems to correct weight loss more quickly.
conclusionOur results indicate that Misola, Spiruline plus traditional meals or Spiruline plus Misola are all a good food supplement for undernourished children, but the rehabilitation by Spiruline plus Misola seems synergically favour the nutrition rehabilitation better than the simple addition of protein and energy intake.
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