Clinical trials: Complementary Food
Micronutrients
Comparison of the Efficacy and Acceptability of Three Types of Micronutrient Supplements in Ghana
1. At 12 mo of age, all three intervention groups will have significantly better iron and vitamin A status than the NI group. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00379158
- Testing
- Micronutrient supplements
- Volunteers
- 393 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Complementary Feeding
Preparation of Complementary Feeding in Spain: a Cross-sectional Study
Study design: Cross-sectional study, survey based Study population: spanish people, caregivers of infants under 2 years old. Sample size: 1925 surveys.
- Trial name
- NCT03675607
- Testing
- Complementary feeding behaviours
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,925 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academia Española de Nutrición y Dietética
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
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
Growth Disorders, Infant Malnutrition
Effect of a Complementary Food Supplement on Growth and Morbidity of Ghanaian Infants
Prevention of malnutrition in infants and children requires access and intake of nutritious food starting at birth with exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life, breastfeeding in combination with complementary foods…
- Conditions
- Growth Disorders, Infant Malnutrition, Micronutrient Deficiency, Protein Malnutrition
- Trial name
- TRIUMF (NCT03181178)
- Testing
- Macro-micronutrient complementary food supplement, A micronutrient powder, Nutrition education
- Volunteers
- 1,204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation
Microbiota, Complementary Food
Community-based Clinical Trial With Microbiota Directed Complementary Foods (MDCFs) Made of Locally Available Food Ingredients for the Management of Children With Post-severe Acute Malnutrition Moderate Acute Malnutrition (Post-SAM MAM)
Background (brief): 1. Burden: A total of 52 million children under 5 are suffering from acute malnutrition globally, of whom 33 million suffer from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).
- Conditions
- Microbiota, Complementary Food, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04015986
- Testing
- Microbiota Directed Complementary Food-2, Ready to Use Supplementary Food
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Pre Proof of Concept Clinical Trial
'Pre-Proof of Concept (Pre-POC)' Clinical Trials to Optimize Lead Microbiota-directed Complementary Food (MDCF) Prototypes for Their Ability to Repair Microbiota Immaturity and Establish Their Organoleptic Acceptability
Burden: According to Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey 2014, prevalence of stunting in under-five children is 36%. Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is prevalent in about 3% of them.
- Trial name
- MDCF (NCT03084731)
- Testing
- Microbiota Directed Complementary Food (MDCF)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Parkdale Infant Nutrition Security Targeted Evaluation Project: Infant Feeding
In Toronto Ontario, the Parkdale Community Health Centre operates a community outreach program entitled Parkdale Parents' Primary Prevention Project (5P's).
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Infant Nutrition, Vulnerable Population
- Trial name
- PINSTEP-3 (NCT03400605)
- Testing
- Infant feeding questionnaire
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
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
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
Healthy Participants, Infants
First Complementary Foods and the Infant Gastrointestinal Microbiota
This study evaluates the effect of different complementary foods on the gastrointestinal microbiota of exclusively human milk fed infants.
- Conditions
- Healthy Participants, Infants, Gastrointestinal Microbiota
- Trial name
- NCT05492253
- Testing
- Infant fruit, Infant vegetable, Infant meat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
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
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
Microbiota, Complementary Food
Community-based Clinical Trial With Microbiota-directed Complementary Foods (MDCFs) Made of Locally Available Food Ingredients for the Management of Children With Primary Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Background (brief): Burden: A total of 52 million children under 5 are suffering from acute malnutrition globally, of whom 33 million have moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).
- Conditions
- Microbiota, Complementary Food, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04015999
- Testing
- Microbiota Directed Complementary Food (MDCF), Ready to Use Supplementary Food (RUSF)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Gut -Microbiota, Inflammatory Markers
Walnuts as an Infant Solid Food for Health
The objective is to investigate the effect of walnuts on gut microbiota, inflammatory markers, atopic dermatitis status, and indices of allergy outcomes in breastfed infants during early complementary feeding.
- Conditions
- Gut -Microbiota, Inflammatory Markers, Infant Development
- Trial name
- WISH (NCT07081698)
- Testing
- Infant walnut intake
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Undernutrition
Shelf-Stable MDCF-2 for Children With Undernutrition
Background: Children with acute malnutrition have immature gut microbial communities compared to age-matched children with healthy growth that can not be repaired by existing therapeutic foods (Subramanian et al., Nature. 2014).
- Trial name
- NCT05094024
- Testing
- Central kitchen-prepared version of MDCF-2, MDCF-2 shelf-stable foil pouch prototype with green banana powder, MDCF-2 shelf-stable foil pouch prototype with sweet potato
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Growth, Infant Development
The Effect of Baby-Led Weaning and Traditional Complementary Feeding Education on Infant Development
The goal of this [type of study: clinical trial] is to compare compare the nutrition, development, obesity risk and anemia risk of the infant with the BLW method and TCF method given to the mothers of infants who have switched to…
- Conditions
- Growth, Infant Development, Complementary Feeding, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT05771324
- Testing
- Baby-Led Weaning (BLW), Traditional Complementary Feeding (TCF)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Adiposity, Body Composition, Beneficial
Growth and Body Composition in Breastfed Infants - Study on Age of Introduction of Complementary Foods in Iceland
The purpose of this prospective cohort study is to investigate breast-milk and breastfeeding among infants who are exclusively and partially breastfed at 6 months of age in terms of characteristics that are hypothesised to…
- Conditions
- Adiposity, Body Composition, Beneficial, Growth Acceleration
- Trial name
- IceAge2 (NCT02586571)
- Testing
- Breastfeeding
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iceland