Clinical trials: Cancer Malnutrition
Pediatric Cancer, Nutrition Related Cancer
Pediatric Oncology Nutrition Intervention Trial
Nearly 60% of pediatric patients diagnosed with cancer develop malnutrition caused by a combination of disease burden, side effects of chemotherapy, and the intensity of cancer treatment.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancer, Nutrition Related Cancer, Nutrition Aspect of Cancer, Muscle Loss
- Trial name
- POINT (NCT06175273)
- Testing
- Oral Nutrition Supplement, Tube Feed, Cyproheptadine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Corey Hawes
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
Moderate and Severe Undernutrition
Transition to Scale of Nutrition and Psychosocial Stimulation Program for Malnourished Children
We hypothesize that it is feasible to integrate a program of Nutritional Care and Pychosocial Stimulation into the Community Clinics in Bangladesh and thereby improve malnourished children's growth and development after a year of…
- Trial name
- TTS Bangladesh (NCT02208531)
- Testing
- Psychosocial Stimulation and Nutritional Care
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 6,400 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride and Nutritional Supplementation in Treating Young Patients With Weight Loss With Cancer
RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride may help improve appetite and lessen weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It is not yet known whether cyproheptadine hydrochloride is more effective with or without nutritional…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Malnutrition, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00949117
- Testing
- Ensure, PediaSure, cyproheptadine hydrochloride
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Malnutrition; Moderate
Effectiveness, Tolerability and Safety of Three Formulations in Underfives With Moderate Acute Malnutrition
This is a randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness, tolerability and safety of standardized milk-based formulation, standardized non-milk based formulation and a hospital-based formulation in the management…
- Trial name
- NCT04323059
- Testing
- Standardized milk-based formulation
- Where
- 3 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Ekong E. Udoh
Malnutrition; Degree, Moderate, Diet Habit
The Effect of Double Duty Interventions on Double Burden of Malnutrition Among School Adolescents in Ethiopia
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to determine the effect of double duty interventions on double burden of malnutrition, dietary diversity score, and frequency of morbidity among secondary school adolescents…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition; Degree, Moderate, Diet Habit, Undernutrition, Overnutrition
- Trial name
- DBM (NCT05574842)
- Testing
- Double duty interventions using nutrition behavior change communication approach
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 742 people
- Sponsor
- Debre Berhan University
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe
Reduced Dosage and/or Visitation Protocol for the Treatment of Acute Malnutrition in Kenya
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) places children at significant risk of mortality. Outpatient treatment programs are effective but there is a need to increase treatment coverage and reduce costs of treatment.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Acute Malnutrition, Moderate, Wasting
- Trial name
- RSWITCH (NCT07420062)
- Testing
- WHO-reduced, WHO-full, Kenya-IMAM
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,274 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Ready to Use Supplementary Food in Moderate Childhood Malnutrition
Since 2001, Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) are widely used to treat severe malnutrition. Their efficacy and effectiveness were proven in community therapeutic care programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01147198
- Testing
- Ready to Use Supplementary Food, Premix CSB-oil treatment
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 570 people
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands
Malnutrition, Cancer
Enteral Nutrition in Cancer Patients
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Tumor and its therapy have adverse effects on the nutritional status of cancer patients, leading to nutritional support.
- Trial name
- NCT01304446
- Testing
- industrialized oral supplementation (IOS) and tube feeding regimen (TFR) with Nutren
- Sponsor
- Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e a Crianca com Cancer
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Nutritional Status in Children With ALL in Guatemala
This study proposes to investigate the association of nutritional status of a children assessed by body mass index (BMI), triceps skinfold thickness (TSFT), and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC), with body composition, measured…
- Trial name
- NCT03471416
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease (PNALD), Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
Safety Study to Evaluate the Occurrence of EFAD in Pediatric Patients With PNAC Who Require More Than Eight Weeks of Omegaven Treatment
This study will demonstrate safety in pediatric patients with Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Cholestasis treated with Omegaven®, which is indicated as a source of calories and fatty acids in this patient population
- Conditions
- Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease (PNALD), Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency, Malnutrition, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- NCT06274788
- Testing
- Omegaven® (fish oil triglycerides) Injectable Emulsion
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Fresenius Kabi
Vitamin D Deficiency, Musculoskeletal Diseases
Vitamin D in School Children
The primary purpose of this study it to investigate total circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in school children (aged 4-11years) in Northern Ireland; thereby establishing the prevalence of vitamin D status (deficiency…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Cognitive Delay, Mild
- Trial name
- DVinCHI (NCT05018988)
- Testing
- Oral vitamin D spray
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Osteoporosis
REMS25: Study on the Use of REMS Technology in Diseases Commonly Associated With Reduced Bone Mineral Density (BMD)
This study evaluates bone mineral density (BMD) in pediatric patients aged 5-18 years with conditions negatively affecting bone health, using REMS (Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry), a non-invasive and radiation-free…
- Conditions
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Osteoporosis, Hypogonadisms, Neoplasia
- Trial name
- NCT07412782
- Testing
- REMS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
Osteomalacia, Neoplasms
Catheterization to Locate Mesenchymal Tumors in Patients With Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia or Oncogenic Osteomalacia
This study will use a procedure called selective venous catheterization in patients with tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) or oncogenic osteomalacia (OOM) to try to locate very small tumors that produce proteins called…
- Trial name
- NCT00099762
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Malnourishment, Gastrointestinal Tumors
The Impact of Preoperative Oral Glutamine Intake on the Immunocompetence and Outcomes of Malnourished Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery Due to Malignancies
Malnutrition occurs in up to 50% of patients requiring elective surgery for neoplastic diseases. It exerts a detrimental influence on outcome of surgery, because it can suppress immune function, exaggerate stress response and…
- Trial name
- Glutaminprojec (NCT01552291)
- Testing
- Glutamine
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Bone Sarcoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Preoperative Immunonutrition in Patients With Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas
This study will evaluate whether a short nutritional intervention before surgery can improve recovery in patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas.
- Conditions
- Bone Sarcoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Sarcopenia, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT07609329
- Testing
- Forticare Advanced oral nutritional supplement
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic
Mild and Moderate Malnourished Children
Feasible Means to Address Moderately Malnourished Children Within BINP Communities
The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project (BINP) of the Government of Bangladesh has started showing reduction in malnutrition of women and children under two years of age in last 3 years of it's activities.
- Trial name
- NCT00372242
- Testing
- Prospective Longitudinal Interventional Stury
- Volunteers
- 1,231 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition, Cancer
Enteral Nutrition in Cancer Patient
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Tumor and its therapy have adverse effects on the nutritional status of cancer patients, leading to nutritional support.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Cancer, Pediatric
- Trial name
- NCT01302509
- Testing
- industrialized oral supplementation (IOS) and tube feeding regimen (TFR) with Nutren
- Sponsor
- Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e a Crianca com Cancer
Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease, Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
Safety of Omegaven in Pediatric Patients With Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Cholestasis (PNAC)
This study will demonstrate Short-, mid-, and long-term safety in pediatric patients with Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Cholestasis treated with Omegaven®, which is indicated as a source of calories and fatty acids in this…
- Conditions
- Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease, Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency, Neurocognitive Deficit, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04807478
- Testing
- Omegaven® (fish oil triglycerides) Injectable Emulsion
- Sponsor
- Fresenius Kabi
Marasmus, Kwashiorkor
Mothers Understand And Can do it - Mid Upper Arm Circumference Screening for Malnutrition Performed by Mothers
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE : To determine whether mothers, given minimal group training, are capable of using a MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) bracelet to screen their children for malnutrition and categorise them into one of three…
- Conditions
- Marasmus, Kwashiorkor, Malnutrition; Degree, Moderate, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- MUAC (NCT01790815)
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action