An adaptive multiarm randomised trial of biomedical and psychosocial interventions to improve convalescence following severe acute malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: Co-SAM trial protocol

Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi, Beatrice Amadi, Benson O Singa, Sofia Muyemayema, Deophine Ngosa, Laura Mwalekwa, Narshion Ngao, Lydia Kazhila, Batsirai Mutasa, Eddington Mpofu, Louisa Mudawarima, Gerard Bryan Gonzales, Shepherd Mudzingwa, Mukumbi Mutenda, Lucia K Keter, Kuda Mutasa, James M Njunge, Helen Jones, Tracy Naomi Phiri, Evans Mudibo, Nivea Chulu, Florence D Majo, Bernard Chasekwa, Aaron Tembo, Churchil Nyabinda, Chris Oduol, Virginia Sauramba, Naume V Tavengwa, Lisa Langhaug, Isabella Cordani, Melanie Smuk, Thomas Jaki, Robert Ntozini, Judd Walson, Kirkby D Tickell, James Berkley, Paul Kelly, Andrew J Prendergast

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093758
Published: 2025-05
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093758,
  title = {An adaptive multiarm randomised trial of biomedical and psychosocial interventions to improve convalescence following severe acute malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: Co-SAM trial protocol},
  author = {Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi and Beatrice Amadi and Benson O Singa and Sofia Muyemayema and Deophine Ngosa and Laura Mwalekwa and Narshion Ngao and Lydia Kazhila and Batsirai Mutasa and Eddington Mpofu and Louisa Mudawarima and Gerard Bryan Gonzales and Shepherd Mudzingwa and Mukumbi Mutenda and Lucia K Keter and Kuda Mutasa and James M Njunge and Helen Jones and Tracy Naomi Phiri and Evans Mudibo and Nivea Chulu and Florence D Majo and Bernard Chasekwa and Aaron Tembo and Churchil Nyabinda and Chris Oduol and Virginia Sauramba and Naume V Tavengwa and Lisa Langhaug and Isabella Cordani and Melanie Smuk and Thomas Jaki and Robert Ntozini and Judd Walson and Kirkby D Tickell and James Berkley and Paul Kelly and Andrew J Prendergast},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093758},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093758}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - An adaptive multiarm randomised trial of biomedical and psychosocial interventions to improve convalescence following severe acute malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: Co-SAM trial protocol
AU  - Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi
AU  - Beatrice Amadi
AU  - Benson O Singa
AU  - Sofia Muyemayema
AU  - Deophine Ngosa
AU  - Laura Mwalekwa
AU  - Narshion Ngao
AU  - Lydia Kazhila
AU  - Batsirai Mutasa
AU  - Eddington Mpofu
AU  - Louisa Mudawarima
AU  - Gerard Bryan Gonzales
AU  - Shepherd Mudzingwa
AU  - Mukumbi Mutenda
AU  - Lucia K Keter
AU  - Kuda Mutasa
AU  - James M Njunge
AU  - Helen Jones
AU  - Tracy Naomi Phiri
AU  - Evans Mudibo
AU  - Nivea Chulu
AU  - Florence D Majo
AU  - Bernard Chasekwa
AU  - Aaron Tembo
AU  - Churchil Nyabinda
AU  - Chris Oduol
AU  - Virginia Sauramba
AU  - Naume V Tavengwa
AU  - Lisa Langhaug
AU  - Isabella Cordani
AU  - Melanie Smuk
AU  - Thomas Jaki
AU  - Robert Ntozini
AU  - Judd Walson
AU  - Kirkby D Tickell
AU  - James Berkley
AU  - Paul Kelly
AU  - Andrew J Prendergast
PY  - 2025
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093758
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093758
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Bwakura-Dangarembizi, M., Amadi, B., Singa, B. O., Muyemayema, S., Ngosa, D., Mwalekwa, L., Ngao, N., Kazhila, L., Mutasa, B., Mpofu, E., Mudawarima, L., Gonzales, G. B., Mudzingwa, S., Mutenda, M., Keter, L. K., Mutasa, K., Njunge, J. M., Jones, H., Phiri, T. N., Mudibo, E., Chulu, N., Majo, F. D., Chasekwa, B., Tembo, A., Nyabinda, C., Oduol, C., Sauramba, V., Tavengwa, N. V., Langhaug, L., Cordani, I., Smuk, M., Jaki, T., Ntozini, R., Walson, J., Tickell, K. D., Berkley, J., Kelly, P., & Prendergast, A. J. (2025). An adaptive multiarm randomised trial of biomedical and psychosocial interventions to improve convalescence following severe acute malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: Co-SAM trial protocol. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093758

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