Clinical trials: Child Nutrition Disorders
Child Malnutrition, Wasting Syndrome
Laser Height Measuring Device Study in Vietnam
This study will evaluate whether a portable laser device can accurately measure the height and length of children younger than 5 years in Quang Nam, Vietnam.
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Wasting Syndrome, Stunting
- Trial name
- NCT07906067
- Testing
- Laser Height/Length Measuring Device, ShorrBoard
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 571 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- World Vision US
Malnutrition, Child, Malnutrition
Safety Study of SMOFlipid to Evaluate the Risk of Developing EFAD and/or PNAC in Pediatric and Adult Patients
Evaluate the risk of developing EFAD and/or PNAC in adult and pediatric patients 1 month of age and older, who are anticipated to need 8 weeks or longer of parenteral nutrition treatment with SMOFlipid.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Malnutrition, Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD), Parenteral Nutrition Associated Cholestasis
- Trial name
- NCT06049680
- Testing
- SMOFlipid® (lipid injectable emulsion)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fresenius Kabi
Celiac Disease in Children, Nutrition Disorder, Child
GF-NOURISH (Gluten Free Nutrition Optimization Through Ultra-processed Food Reduction and Improved Strategies for Health)
The investigators propose the Gluten Free Nutrition Optimization through Ultra-processed food Reduction and Improved Strategies for Health (GF-NOURISH) study to demonstrate the feasibility and success of a nutritional education…
- Trial name
- GF-NOURISH (NCT06356220)
- Testing
- Gluten-Free Diet Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
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
Paediatric Oncology, Malnutrition in Children
Development of a Digital Personalised Nutrition Tool for Adolescents Undergoing Cancer Treatment
This study aims to develop and test MybYte, a smartphone tool designed to support personalised nutrition for teenagers aged 12-18 undergoing cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- MybYte (NCT07865117)
- Testing
- The MybYte tool, a digital personalised nutrition tool for adolescents undergoing cancer treatment
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Overweight and/or Obesity, Children - Malnutrition
Family-Based Nutrition Intervention to Prevent Overweight and Obesity in School-Age Children.
This proposal aims to enhance the well being of schoolchildren and their families through a mobile application and multidisciplinary intervention model grounded in authoritative parenting principles and social cognitive theory.
- Conditions
- Overweight and/or Obesity, Children - Malnutrition, Preventing Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT07159971
- Testing
- School B, Control
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Claudia Teresa Tovar Palacio
Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child
Increasing the Coverage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Treatment in Ethiopia
The R-SWITCH intervention aims to address the low coverage of treatment for severe wasting (SAM) by leveraging existing community groups to deliver an integrated package focused on prevention, screening, referral, and treatment…
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child, Wasting
- Trial name
- R-SWITCH (NCT06380504)
- Testing
- R-SWITCH integrated intervention package
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Malnutrition, Child
Nutritional Care After Discharge in Children Term Born-18years Old
The goal of this stepped wedge cluster randomized trial is to compare nutritional care after discharge to an intervention in children term born - 18 years old discharged with newly initiated nutritional care.
- Trial name
- NutriCAD (NCT06414200)
- Testing
- A structured follow-up with a tailored made nutritional plan and a parent empowerment program
- Where
- 6 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Malnutrition, Child
Hens Hatching Hope
The study is a prospective community-cluster non-randomized trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of a program that will provide 30-day egg vouchers to mothers of 6 to 24 month-old children living in rural areas of Intibucá…
- Trial name
- NCT04721197
- Testing
- Egg vouchers, Standard of Care
- Where
- Honduras
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Southern University
Malnutrition in Children
Impact of School Meal Program on Child Nutrition and Academic Performance
This study will assess the impact of a school meal program on the nutritional status and academic performance of primary school children in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Trial name
- NCT07800208
- Testing
- School Meal Program
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 496 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore - Pakistan
Child Malnutrition
Growth and Nutritional Impact of Small Fish Powder Supplementation in Infants
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of supplementing the diets of infants aged 6-7 months with small fish powder on growth outcomes in the Garoua 1st Health District, Northern Cameroon.
- Trial name
- NCT07794085
- Testing
- Small Fish Powder, Millet Flour
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, Yaounde
Malnutrition, Malnutrition, Child
Double Duty Interventions and Its Impact on Double Burden of Malnutrition in Children Under Five Years
Background: Double burden of malnutrition is an emerging public health problem among children under-five years due to the inevitable consequences of nutritional transition.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Malnutrition, Child, Obesity, Undernutrition
- Trial name
- DBM (NCT05791305)
- Testing
- double duty intervention packages
- Where
- 2 sites in Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 456 people
- Sponsor
- Debre Berhan University
Severe Acute Malnutrition, HIV
An Adaptive Multi-arm Trial to Improve Clinical Outcomes Among Children Recovering From Complicated SAM
Malnutrition underlies 45% of child deaths, and has far-reaching educational, economic and health consequences. Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects 17 million children globally and is the most life-threatening form of…
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, HIV, Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions, Child Malnutrition
- Trial name
- Co-SAM (NCT05994742)
- Testing
- Rifampicin, Azithromycin, Isoniazid
- Where
- 9 sites in Kenya, Zambia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 674 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Child Malnutrition
Post Discharge Trial to Enhance Immunity in Severely Malnourished Children
The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of microbiota-directed food in comparison to zinc with micronutrient powder and Khichuri on changes in circulating immune cells (monocytes, T cells, B cells, and NK cells) in…
- Trial name
- NCT06530485
- Testing
- Microbiota-directed food, Khichuri
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition in Children, Children Exposed to HIV
A Trial Testing a Two-way SMS Platform to Recognize and Prevent Wasting Among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed Uninfected Children in Kenya
The goal of this study is to test if a two-way text-message (SMS) maternally administered malnutrition monitoring system (MAMMS) that delivers infant and young child feeding (IYCF) education and supports caregivers in monitoring…
- Trial name
- MAMMS IYCF R33 (NCT06842732)
- Testing
- Maternal Administered Malnutrition Monitoring System - Infant and Young Child Feeding (MAMMS IYCF) intervention, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 776 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child
Expanding Coverage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Treatment in Kenya
Child wasting is a type of malnutrition which occurs when a child becomes too thin. This medical condition increases the risk of becoming sick or dying.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child, Wasting
- Trial name
- R-SWITCH (NCT06441305)
- Testing
- SWITCH intervention package
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Executive Function Disorder, Emotional Regulation
Evaluation of Executive Function and Emotional Regulation in Children in Bangladesh
The study explores the impact of malnutrition at enrollment on executive function (EF) and emotional regulation (ER) in malnourished 1-year-old children and whether specially designed brain directed therapeutic feeds improve…
- Conditions
- Executive Function Disorder, Emotional Regulation, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05629624
- Testing
- Chickpea based RUSF, E-RUSF, Outcome reference group/RUSF
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Malnutrition, Child, Nutrition Poor
Implementation of P-INPAC
The framework for Pediatric Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (P-INPAC) was developed by the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF); however, it has not been implemented in a research setting.
- Trial name
- P-INPAC (NCT06645639)
- Testing
- Pediatric Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care Pathway (P-INPAC)
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Malnutrition, Child
The "Self Evaluation of Food Intake" (SEFI) as a Screening Test for Hospital Malnutrition in Children Over 10 Years
The goal is to find a simple tool that can be used by medical and paramedical staff and that is reliable to identify children at risk for malnutrition.
- Trial name
- SEFI (NCT04536974)
- Testing
- SEFI tool
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 368 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Malnutrition, Child, Development, Child
Grandi Byen: Test of an Integrated Parenting and Nutrition Intervention
The premise of this trial is that a combined nutrition (eggs) and parenting behavior intervention (responsive parenting combined with the reinforcement of animal source foods and improved WASH) will synergistically result in…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Development, Child, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT04785352
- Testing
- Nutrition Intervention, Grandi Byen
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine