Clinical trials: Complementary Food
Healthy Infant Nutrition
Baylor Infant Biomarker of Nutrition Study
The study evaluates the the utility of a non-invasive skin measurement as a biomarker of infant food intake during complementary feeding.
- Trial name
- BIBS (NCT03996395)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Infant Growth, Infant Body Fat
Effect of Protein From Complementary Foods on Infant Growth, Body Composition and Gut Health
Current research shows that dairy protein accelerates infant weight gain, which is a risk factor for later on obesity and metabolic syndrome. However, dietary protein from other sources haven't been studied yet.
- Conditions
- Infant Growth, Infant Body Fat, Infant Gut Microbiome
- Trial name
- NCT02142647
- Testing
- a high-protein complementary diet with meat, a high-protein complementary diet with dairy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Feeding Patterns
Effectiveness of a Dietary Counseling to Prevent Early Consumption of Added Sugar and Ultra-processed Foods
The purpose of the study is to prevent the early introduction of added sugar and ultra-processed foods and evaluate the impact on breastfeeding duration, complementary feeding quality, growth and prevalence of caries during the…
- Conditions
- Infant Nutrition Disorders, Feeding Patterns, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- NCT03841123
- Testing
- Dietary Counseling
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 516 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Malnutrition
Effects of Fortified Complementary Foods on Vitamin A Status and Body Pool Size in Ghanaian Infants.
This study tried to prove that children given food supplements containing vitamin A would have better liver vitamin A stores than children given food supplements without vitamin A over a 5 month period.
- Trial name
- vitapool (NCT01751009)
- Testing
- Vitamin A supplements, Sprinkles without Vitamin A
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana
Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia
Improving Iron Status of Children: Potential of Amaranth
Introduction: Iron deficiency anaemia remains a significant public health challenge. Localized food based approaches may offer a large opportunity to improve lives and address the widespread micronutrient deficiencies such as…
- Trial name
- NCT01224535
- Testing
- Maize and Amaranth
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Infant Development
Effect of a New Infant Cereal on Weight Gain
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new infant cereal has an effect on weight gain and intestinal microbiota compared to a standard cereal in healthy infants .
- Trial name
- CEOBE (NCT02165956)
- Testing
- New Infant Cereal, Standard Infant Cereal
- Where
- 5 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laboratorios Ordesa
Malnutrition
Randomized Controlled Trial in South Africa Comparing the Efficacy of Complementary Food Products on Child Growth
Complementary food supplements (CFS), fortified products that are mixed with the infant's usual complementary foods, have the potential to improve nutrition among infants.
- Trial name
- TSWAKA (NCT01845610)
- Testing
- Fortified fat-based paste with essential fatty acids, DHA, ARA, phytase, L-lysine, potassium, phosphorous, magnesium and manganese, Fortified fat-based paste with essential fatty acids
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North-West University, South Africa
Stunting
Nutrient-Dense Complementary Foods on Catch-up Growth and Nutritional Status of Stunting Children
The purpose of this study is to determine and compare the effect of higher nutrient-dense complementary foods and standard nutrient dense complementary foods on the catch-up growth and nutritional status of stunting children aged…
- Trial name
- NCT02532816
- Testing
- Nutrient dense complementary foods
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
Thinness, Food Habits
Promotion of Egg and Eggshell Powder Consumption Improve Nutritional Status of Children in Halaba Ethiopia
Young children in Ethiopia lack sufficient protein and micronutrients for growth and development. The overall purpose is to assess the effects of promoting egg and eggshell powder consumption on improving the nutritional status…
- Conditions
- Thinness, Food Habits, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices
- Trial name
- NCT02791100
- Testing
- Promotion of chicken eggs
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Iron Deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia
Effect of CFR and Iron Supplementation on Iron Status and Gut Microbiota of 1-2 Years Old Myanmar Children
Complementary feeding diet in developing countries cannot meet iron requirements of infants and young children. Iron supplementation is mostly used to treat iron deficiency whereas iron fortification is cost-effective strategy to…
- Trial name
- CFR (NCT01758159)
- Testing
- Iron supplementation, CFR
- Where
- Burma
- Volunteers
- 433 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
Diarrhea
Meatsafe Food Storage and Diarrhea Prevention Trial in Urban Bangladesh
The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate whether a simple household food storage cabinet called a "meatsafe" could reduce bacterial contamination of complementary foods and decrease diarrhea among children aged 6 to 24…
- Trial name
- NCT07332078
- Testing
- Meatsafe Food Storage Cabinet
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Bioavailability
Assessment of Zinc Absorption From a Phytic Acid Rich Complementary Food
Assessment of zinc absorption from a phytic acid rich complementary food, consumed by young children immediately after the addition of the enzyme phytase. A randomized single blind study
- Trial name
- NCT01506648
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Malnutrition
Trial to Test the Growth-Promoting Effect of Fortified Spreads When Used as Complementary Food for Infants
This study tests the hypothesis that infants receiving fortified spread as a complementary food for one year grow better and do not become malnourished as often as infants who are provided with maize-soy flour for complementary…
- Trial name
- NCT00131209
- Testing
- fortified spread (RUTF), maize and soy flour
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Iron Status, Fatty Acid Status
Modification in Complementary Food Composition to Improve the Status of Iron and Fatty Acids in Infants.
The objective of this study is to determine the influence of an increase of meat in complementary food on iron status and the effect of an exchange of vegetable oil in the same food on the status of omega-3 fatty acids in infants…
- Trial name
- DINO (NCT00571948)
- Testing
- more meat and a vegetable oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids, Babyfood with usual meat content and corn oil
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund
Growth Acceleration, Infant Morbidity
Extended Pilot Project Community Based Production of Complementary Food in Ethiopia
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of a package of interventions including production and distribution of locally produced complementary foods (via so-called "Grain-banks") and Micronutrient Powders (MNPs)…
- Trial name
- NCT02484495
- Testing
- Program evaluation (impact assessment)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Linear Growth
Efficacy of Providing Eggs as an Early Complementary Food to Promote Child Growth
This study will investigate the efficacy of providing one chicken egg per day for a period of 6 months, beginning at the age of 6 to <9 months on the growth, motor development, micronutrient, and morbidity status of infants from…
- Trial name
- NCT05168085
- Testing
- Eggs
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 655 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North-West University, South Africa
Child Malnutrition
Efficacy of a Multiple Micronutrient-Fortified Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement for Children Under Two in Cambodia
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy of the LNS on children aged 6-17 months in preventing growth faltering and improving micronutrient status.
- Trial name
- NCT02257762
- Testing
- LNS, Corn-soy blend ++ (CSB++), Sprinkles
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 487 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Cambodia
Stunting, Wasting
Complementary Food Supplements for Reducing Childhood Undernutrition
The purpose of this study is to test the impact on child growth of three specially formulated complementary food supplements vs. Plumpy'Doz, a previously tested, commercially available complementary food, and vs.
- Trial name
- NCT01562379
- Testing
- Wheat Soy Blend (WSB++), Chickpea based complementary food supplement, Rice based complementary food supplement
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 5,449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Weaning
Complementary Weaning With Adult Food Typical of the Mediterranean Diet
A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials was conducted to study the medium-long term impact of a complementary weaning using adult foods typical of Mediterranean Diets (MD) on children taste development and eating habits, and on…
- Trial name
- NCT05297357
- Testing
- Mediterranean Diet weaning scheme
- Volunteers
- 394 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
An Integrated Community-based Intervention Package in Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes
This study aims to improve maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes through an integrated community-based intervention package in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.
- Conditions
- Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Morbidity;Newborn, Complementary Feeding
- Trial name
- ICBIP-MNH) (NCT05517577)
- Testing
- Behaviour Change Communication and Male involvement intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 624 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University