Clinical trials: Cachexia
Malnutrition; Mild, Iron-deficiency Anemia
The Effect of Fortified Growing-up Milk on Growth and Micronutrient Status of Nigerian Toddlers
It is well known than an important part of Nigerian children from the lower social economic class have nutrient deficiencies. Fortified products, such as growing up milks (GUM), may play an important role in reducing the risk and…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition; Mild, Iron-deficiency Anemia, Nutritional Stunting, Nutritional Wasting
- Trial name
- GaGA (NCT03411590)
- Testing
- Fortified milk Powder
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC
Cachexia, Pancreatic Cancer
Pilot Project for Cardiopulmonary and Functional Evaluation in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Associated Cachexia
Cachexia is a systemic catabolic syndrome with apparent effect on skeletal muscles, tolerance to chemotherapy, early toxicity and quality of life; however, its effect on cardiopulmonary function is not well understood.
- Trial name
- NCT02580422
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Pancreatic Neoplasms, Cachexia
Strength Training on Pancreatic Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine whether prednisone, methotrexate, and cyclophosphamide are effective in the treatment of rapidly progressive hearing loss in both ears due to autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED).
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Neoplasms, Cachexia, Myopathy
- Trial name
- STOPC (NCT01395563)
- Testing
- strength training
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Sponsor
- German Cancer Research Center
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Phase IIIb, Open-label, Multi-center Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of OAV101 Administered Intrathecally to Participants With SMA Who Discontinued Treatment With Nusinersen or Risdiplam
This was a Phase IIIb open-label, single arm, multi-center study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of OAV101B in participants with SMA aged 2 to <18 years after the discontinuation of treatment with nusinersen or…
- Trial name
- STRENGTH (NCT05386680)
- Testing
- OAV101
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy With Mutations Amenable to PBGENE-DMD
PBGENE-DMD Phase 1/2a Safety and Preliminary Efficacy Study in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (FUNCTION-DMD)
The purpose of this Phase 1/2a trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of PBGENE-DMD in patients with DMD harboring mutations amenable to excision of exons 45-55.
- Trial name
- NCT07429240
- Testing
- PBGENE-DMD (IV)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Precision BioSciences, Inc.
Cancer
Cyproheptadine in Preventing Weight Loss in Children Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer
RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride may prevent weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It is not yet known whether cyproheptadine is more effective than a placebo in preventing weight loss in young patients…
- Trial name
- NCT01132547
- Testing
- cyproheptadine hydrochloride
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Diarrhea, Malnutrition
Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development
Malnutrition is considered one of the most prevalent risk factors for morbidity and mortality in children under five. An estimated 20% of children in the developing world are malnourished [1] and poor nutrition is linked to more…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Malnutrition, Stunting, Wasting
- Trial name
- MAL-ED (NCT02441426)
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Brazil and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 1,796 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
Diarrhea, Wasting
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…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Wasting, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05519254
- Testing
- Lactoferrin, Lysozyme, Lactoferrin + Lysozyme
- Where
- 4 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Underweight, Wasting
Preventing Infant Malnutrition With Early Supplementation
Background: Worldwide, more than 50 million children under 5 years of age are wasted (weight-for-length/height Z-score (WLZ) <-2) and over 150 million children under 5 are stunted (length/height-for-age Z-score (LAZ) <-2); such…
- Conditions
- Underweight, Wasting, Stunting, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- PRIMES (NCT04704076)
- Testing
- ESVS, Exclusive breastfeeding
- Where
- 2 sites in Guinea-Bissau, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Diarrhea, Infantile, Infection Gastrointestinal
PAthogen Transmission and Health Outcome Models of Enteric Disease
The objective of the PATHOME study is to (1) develop statistical and computational methods for examining a complex disease system of interactions between and amongst children, animals, the environment, and enteric pathogens and…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Infantile, Infection Gastrointestinal, Stunting, Wasting
- Trial name
- PATHOME (NCT05322655)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 286 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Type 2 Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Efficacy and Safety of Intrathecal OAV101 (AVXS-101) in Pediatric Patients With Type 2 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
This was a Phase III multi-center, single dose (1.2 x 10^14 vector genomes), randomized, sham controlled, double-blind study that investigates the efficacy, safety and tolerability of OAV101B in treatment naive, sitting and never…
- Trial name
- STEER (NCT05089656)
- Testing
- OAV101
- Where
- 42 sites in United States, Brazil and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Undernutrition, Underweight
Satiation Study With Children Attending a Tertiary Feeding Clinic
This is a pilot study of children attending the Glasgow feeding clinic (GFC) which looks after children with severe feeding problems who commonly have low appetite and extreme thinness.
- Trial name
- NCT04851327
- Testing
- High Energy preload, Low energy preload, Test meal
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Wasting, Undernutrition
Improvement of Nutrition Status, Digestive Conditions, and Upper Respiratory Infections by Using Oral Nutritional Supplementation on Children in Vietnam
Evaluating the efficiency of using the nutrient production toward nutrition status (anthropometric index, the prevalence of wasting), digestive disorders, anorexia, and upper respiratory infections in children aged 24 - 71 months.
- Conditions
- Wasting, Undernutrition, Malnourished, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT05570045
- Testing
- Colos Gain
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Tu Nguyen Song
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
Regular Growth Monitoring (RGM) of Young Children in Guinea-Bissau
Wasting (severe thinness) is a common and serious problem among young children in rural Guinea-Bissau. Community Health Agents (CHAs) can help prevent malnutrition by regularly measuring children's growth and advising families on…
- Trial name
- NCT07584395
- Testing
- Regular Growth Monitoring (RGM) by Community Health Agents
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
HIV, Pregnancy
Maternal Determinants of HIV-exposed and HIV-unexposed Fetal Growth, Birth Outcomes and Early Infant Growth
The purpose of this study is to understand how differences in the nutritional status and concentration of hormones and cytokines associated with cachexia in HIV+ and HIV- pregnant women living in a semi-rural and rural region of…
- Conditions
- HIV, Pregnancy, Malnutrition, Cachexia
- Trial name
- NCT01647841
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Tetanus
Real-time Artificial Intelligent (AI)-Assisted Muscle Ultrasound for Monitoring Muscle Mass Reduction in ICU Patients
This study aims to investigate the feasibility of using a real-time artificial intelligent (AI)-assisted tool for Rectus Femoris cross sectional area measurement from muscle ultrasound to improve reliability, reduce inter- and…
- Trial name
- RAIMUS (NCT06034093)
- Testing
- Real-time AI-assisted muscle ultrasound
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
HIV Infections, HIV Wasting Syndrome
A Comparison of Two Caloric Supplements in the Prevention of Weight Loss in Patients With AIDS Who Take Daily Multivitamin and Mineral Supplements
To compare a caloric supplement containing peptides and medium-chain triglycerides, a caloric supplement containing whole protein and long-chain triglycerides, and no caloric supplement for the prevention of weight loss in…
- Trial name
- NCT00001077
- Testing
- Multivitamin and mineral supplements, Peptamen, NuBasics
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 536 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Healthy
The Role of Cytokines on Growth Hormone Suppression in Premenopausal Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Effect of Treatment With Etanercept
This study has two phases. Phase 1 will examine the role of inflammatory mediators called cytokines on growth hormone levels in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
- Trial name
- NCT00034060
- Testing
- Etanercept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Pancreatic Carcinoma
L-CARnitine in the Palliative Treatment of Advanced PANcreatic Cancer (CARPAN)
The study investigated the role of L-Carnitine supplementation on proinflammatory immune response, malnutrition, cancer cachexia and cancer related fatigue in advanced and inoperable pancreatic cancer, UICC Stage IV .
- Trial name
- CARPAN (NCT01330823)
- Testing
- L-Carnitine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
Salt Wasting, Hydro-sodium Balance and Fludrocortisone Requirement in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in its classic neonatal form with severe salt-wasting represents a challenge for pediatric endocrinologists in order to maintain sodium balance, especially as the physiopathology and optimal…
- Trial name
- NaCAH (NCT03550261)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris