Clinical trials: Child Growth
Malnutrition, Developmental Disabilities
Promoting Physical Growth and Positive Development in Severely Stunted Guatemalan Children
This study seeks to evaluate the impact of an intensive home-based education intervention targeting severely stunted Guatemalan children for catch up growth and improved development.
- Trial name
- NCT02509936
- Testing
- Home-based nutrition education, Standard-of-care nutrition support
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- Wuqu' Kawoq, Maya Health Alliance
Growth Alteration
Catch up Growth Of Children After Closure Of Hemodinamically Significant Large VSD In Assuit University Children Hospital
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the patterns of catch-up growth in children following the closure of large VSDs.
- Trial name
- NCT07515248
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Effects of Swallowed Steroids on Bone Density and Growth in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is characterized by allergy-driven inflammation of the esophagus leading to a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms and increased healthcare utilization.
- Trial name
- NCT03615950
- Testing
- Bone Mineral Density (DEXA) scan, Vitamin D Measurement, Height measurement
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency, Turner Syndrome
First Year Growth Response Associated Genetic Markers Validation Phase IV Open-label Study in Growth Hormone Deficient and Turner Syndrome Pre-pubertal Children: the PREDICT Pharmacogenetics Validation Study
PREDICT Validation is a validation pharmacogenetic trial. The purpose of this study is to confirm that some genes can be used to predict how well a subject diagnosed with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) or turner…
- Trial name
- NCT01419249
- Testing
- Blood sampling
- Where
- 31 sites in Argentina, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 458 people
- Sponsor
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Growth, Anemia
Helen Keller International's Enhanced-Homestead Food Production Program in Burkina Faso
Helen Keller International (HKI) has been implementing homestead food production (HFP) programs in Asia for the past 20 years and has recently begun implementing HFP programs in Africa as well.
- Trial name
- EHFP (NCT01825226)
- Testing
- Enhanced-Homestead Food Production Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,763 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Healthy Nutrition
A Follow-up Study of Dragon Study (NCT03520764): to Assess the Growth and Immune-related Outcomes
Dragon follow-up aims to evaluate the growth, allergies, and infections of Chinese subjects up to four years of age who completed the intervention period visit (from Day 0-44 to Week 17) of the Dragon study [EBB16SI08406].
- Trial name
- NCT05476289
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 226 people
- Sponsor
- Danone Nutricia
Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency, Wolman Disease
Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Sebelipase Alfa in Children With Growth Failure Due to Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency
This was an open-label, repeat-dose, intra-participant dose-escalation study of SBC-102 (sebelipase alfa) in children with growth failure due to lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) Deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT01371825
- Testing
- Sebelipase alfa (SBC-102)
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Egypt and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Hypochondroplasia
Prospective Clinical Assessment Study in Children With Hypochondroplasia
This is a long-term, multicenter, non-interventional study of children ages 2.5 to <17 years with hypochondroplasia (HCH).
- Trial name
- HCH (NCT06410976)
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Australia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- QED Therapeutics, a BridgeBio company
Fitness
Fitness Level in Short Stature Children and After Growth Hormone Treatment
fitness and Physical activity will be evaluate in short stature children, using the Euro Fitness testing and the Wingate anaerobic test.
- Trial name
- NCT02977091
- Testing
- change in fitness level
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Quality of Life, Malnutrition
Clinical Study of Novel Probiotic Microbial Composite™ to Treat Undernourished Young Children
This study is to determine if a novel bio-fermented Microbiotic Composite™ can improve the digestive health and subsequent growth and quality of life parameters in a selected group of children in a district in India.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Malnutrition, Growth Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT03150927
- Testing
- Probiotic Microbial Composite
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biowish Technologies, Inc.
X Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets
Growth Hormone Treatment in Children With Hypophosphatemic Rickets
This study evaluates the effect on height of a two year treatment with growth hormone in 19 children with X linked hypophosphatemic rickets.
- Trial name
- GH-XLH (NCT02720770)
- Testing
- norditropine simplex
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Bicetre Hospital
Foetal Growth Problem, Small for Gestational Age
Growth Hormone Treatment of Children Born With Retarded Intrauterine Growth at Age 2-5 Years
This trial is conducted in Europe. The aim of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of a new growth hormone (GH) formulation, in the treatment of children born with retarded intrauterine growth, starting at age 2…
- Trial name
- NCT00184691
- Testing
- somatropin
- Where
- 13 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Solid Tumours, CNS Tumours
A Study of Intravenous EEDVsMit in Children With Recurrent / Refractory Solid or CNS Tumours Expressing EGFR
This is an open-label, sequential dose exploration study of single agent EEDVSMit administered by intravenous (IV) infusion twice weekly, followed by weekly maintenance dosing, in children with recurrent/refractory solid or CNS…
- Trial name
- ECREST (NCT02687386)
- Testing
- Mitoxantrone packaged EDV (EnGeneIC Delivery Vehicle)
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Dr David Ziegler
Vitamin d Deficiency
Blue Sky Study: Impact of Milk and Vitamin D for Child Growth and Health
This intervention study will address the impact of vitamin D fortified milk and vitamin D supplements on the growth, levels of vitamin D, insulin-like growth factor 1, growth hormone, academic attention, respiratory infections…
- Trial name
- BSS (NCT00886379)
- Testing
- Mongolian milk without vitamin D, Mongolian milk with vitamin D, UHT milk
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Diarrhea, Stunting
Effect of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Educational Intervention on Incidence of Diarrhea and Childhood Stunting Among Under Five Children in Bule Hora Wereda, Southern Ethiopia
Background: Childhood malnutrition and diarrhea remains life-threatening, yet these conditions are preventable. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions are among the most effective measures against diarrhea and…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Stunting, Children Under 5 Years
- Trial name
- NCT07867860
- Testing
- WASH Education Intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bule Hora University
Growth Retardation, Malnutrition
Nutrition Education Package for Infants and Young Child Feeding and Health in Rural Tanzania
Building on the success of community-based peer education and counselling in breastfeeding, it is possible to address young child feeding and health practices in the surveyed district.
- Trial name
- NECTAc (NCT02249754)
- Testing
- Nutrition education, Routine health education
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
Malnutrition, Child
Effectiveness of a Positive Deviance Program in Reducing Childhood Undernutrition
Globally, childhood malnutrition remains a public health concern. Malnutrition can be diverse from undernutrition to overnutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT04688515
- Testing
- Nutrition program developed using positive deviance approach
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Severe Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
Study of Growth and Bone Mineral Density in Children With Atopic Dermatitis (AD) Treated With Dupilumab
This study is researching an approved drug called dupilumab (called "study drug"). Dupilumab is approved in the United States for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients aged 6 months and older with moderate-to-severe…
- Trial name
- BUILD-PEDS (NCT07187089)
- Testing
- dupilumab
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Schistosomiasis, Anemia
Schistosomiasis Effect on Response to Vaccines, Anaemia and Nutritional Status of Children of Northern Senegal
SchistoVAN aims to study the role of schistosomiasis infection in the modulation of the immune response of children to childhood vaccine antigens, as well as the impact of this infection on their nutritional status and their…
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis, Anemia, Underweight, Stunting
- Trial name
- SchistoVAN (NCT01553552)
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biomedical Research Center EPLS
Childhood Obesity
Translational Investigation of Growth and Everyday Routines in Kids
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of severe obesity on physical activity, sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic risk factors during childhood and adolescence and whether these associations are modified by…
- Trial name
- TIGER Kids (NCT02784509)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center