Clinical trials: Diet, Food, and Nutrition
Vitamin A Deficiency, Iron-deficiency
Impact of Food-to-Food Fortified Cereal Products on Diet Quality in Eldoret, Kenya
The overall hypotheses is that a product designed with optimized nutritional characteristics, based on consumer preferences and leveraging local nutrient dense ingredients, can successfully deliver nutrition through sustainable…
- Trial name
- KenyaMPS (NCT05882682)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Food Insecurity, Kidney Transplant
Vouchers for Improving Transplant Access to Lifestyle Nutrition - Kidney Transplant
This study evaluates the effect of a six-month fruit and vegetable voucher program on satisfaction, dietary quality, and health outcomes among pediatric and young adult kidney transplant recipients experiencing food insecurity.
- Trial name
- VITAL-KT (NCT06953336)
- Testing
- Fruit and Vegetable Voucher Support Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity, Childhood, Diet, Healthy
Whole Foods for Teens: A Pilot Dietary Intervention to Reduce Body Adiposity in Adolescents With Obesity
This study will address the following aims: Aim 1: Conduct an 8-week pilot RCT to examine the effects of a whole foods diet intervention on body adiposity in adolescents with obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Diet, Healthy, Body Weight Changes
- Trial name
- NCT06464497
- Testing
- Whole Foods MyPlate Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Nutrition
Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire
The purpose of this study is to collect nutritional information from young children aged 15-36 months to validate a newly developed food frequency questionnaire.
- Trial name
- NCT03138330
- Testing
- this study is observational, it is not an intervention
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte, Ltd.
Nutritional Anemia, Nutritional Deficiency
Nutrition Intervention to Address Anemia Among Adolescent Girls in Liberia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of weekly iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation and one-time deworming treatment at the community level in improving hemoglobin levels among…
- Conditions
- Nutritional Anemia, Nutritional Deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia Treatment, Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia, Dietary
- Trial name
- NCT05073562
- Testing
- Iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation, Targeted nutrition education, Mebendazole Pill
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Stunting, Dietary Deficiency
Sustainable Undernutrition Reduction in Ethiopia
The causes of malnutrition are complex and addressing the problem requires integrated action among various sectors. Globally, much attention has been given to nutrition-specific interventions to address the immediate causes of…
- Conditions
- Stunting, Dietary Deficiency, Anemia
- Trial name
- SURE (NCT04694898)
- Testing
- Standard programme, SURE intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,292 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Celiac Disease in Children, Gluten Enteropathy
Influence of a Gluten Free Food Guide on Diet Quality and Adherence to the GFD in Youth With Celiac Disease
Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune gastrointestinal disease that is caused by intolerance to gluten in the diet. The mainstay of treatment is a gluten-free diet (GFD).
- Conditions
- Celiac Disease in Children, Gluten Enteropathy, Diet; Deficiency, Adherence, Treatment
- Trial name
- NCT06038344
- Testing
- Gluten-free food guide teaching
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Health Behavior, Childhood Obesity
Healthy Environments Study (HEROs)
Obesity is a multi-dimensional problem that has roots in infancy and tracks into adulthood. Obesity is represented disproportionately among children and families from low socioeconomic and minority backgrounds, particularly in…
- Trial name
- NCT04743531
- Testing
- HEROs
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Chronic Disease, Obesity
Evaluation of the Impact of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax in Chile
The purpose of this study is to evaluate formally the short term impacts of the tax policy applied to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) in Chile.
- Trial name
- NCT02926001
- Volunteers
- 2,836 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marc Suhrcke
Anemia
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Distributing Micronutrient Sprinkles to Reduce Prevalence of Anemia
The objective of this study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of distributing micronutrient sprinkles to 6-20 month old children participating in an integrated maternal and child health and nutrition program in rural…
- Trial name
- NCT00210405
- Testing
- "Sprinkles" containing mulitple micronutrients, Education/communication on use of micronutrient sprinkles, Fortified food aid (corn-soy blend)
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Food Insecurity
Impact of Healthy Food Subsidies on Diet Quality and Food Security
The British Columbia Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program (FMNCP) provides lower-income households with coupons to purchase healthy foods at farmers' markets.
- Trial name
- NCT06992947
- Testing
- Healthy food subsidy: $27/household/week, Healthy food subsidy: $54/household/week, Healthy food subsidy: $81/household/week
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 538 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Diet; Deficiency, Malnutrition
Impact Evaluation of WFP's Fresh Food Voucher Pilot Programme in Ethiopia
To assess the impact of WFP's Fresh Food Voucher Pilot Programme in Ethiopia on children's and mother's diets
- Trial name
- NCT03590717
- Testing
- BCC-Only, Small-voucher, Large-voucher
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 574 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Stroke, Relatives
Survey of Lifelong Food and Nutrition Assistance (LIFANA) in Stroke Patients and Caregivers
Many elderly suffer from nutritional problems that can cause (or can be caused by) a number of complications such as weakened immune systems and chronic health conditions (diabetes type 2, high blood pressure, cardiovascular…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Relatives, Diet Modification
- Trial name
- NCT03635476
- Testing
- Qualitative interview study
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cereneo AG
Obesity, Pregnancy
CO-OP Trial: Community-based Outreach on Obesity in Pregnancy
Obesity is becoming more common and disproportionately affects the younger generation, the poor and certain ethnic groups. Nearly 50% of reproductive aged women are obese or overweight.
- Trial name
- CO-OP (NCT01841424)
- Testing
- Dietary counseling. Maintain a food diary.
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
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
Diet
Increasing Affordable Fruits and Vegetables for Families With Food Insecurity
Investigator will test an intervention to increase use of a fruit and vegetable incentive program in South Carolina for families in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) experiencing food insecurity.
- Trial name
- NCT06828445
- Testing
- Veggie Vouchers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Overweight, Obesity
Role of Dietary Protein on Satiety, Food Intake and Thermic Effect of Food
Objectives: To determine the effect of protein content of familiar breakfast meals on subjective appetite, food intake (FI), glycemic response and Thermic Effect of Food (TEF) in normal weight (NW) and overweight (OW)/obese (OB)…
- Trial name
- NCT02200796
- Testing
- Control Meal, Low Protein Meal, Moderate Protein Meal
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University
Food Insecurity, Undernutrition
Randomized Evaluation of Voucher Interventions for Value and Effectiveness (REVIVE) in Philippines
This study aims to evaluate whether revised food voucher programs, combined with nutrition education sessions, can improve food security, dietary quality, nutrition knowledge, and nutritional outcomes among low-income households…
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Undernutrition, Diet Quality, Nutrition Knowledge
- Trial name
- REVIVE (NCT07640594)
- Testing
- Food Voucher + SBCC (PhP 3,000), Food Voucher + SBCC (PhP 5,000), Food Voucher + SBCC (PhP 8,000)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,320 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Nutritional Status, Micronutrient Status
Health and Nutritional Outcomes Among Young Females and Children in Southwest Bangladesh
This study aims to examine how societal and climate changes influence the nutritional status and fish consumption of young women over a 10 year period in southern Bangladesh, and how these factors affect their children's health.
- Conditions
- Nutritional Status, Micronutrient Status, Omega 3 Fat Status, Diet Diversity
- Trial name
- AQUAFOOD (NCT07541742)
- Testing
- The follow-up aims to evaluate natural changes occurring from adolescence to young adulthood with respect to the study objectives due to lifestyle and environmental factors, without any intervention.
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Childhood Obesity, Breakfast
Dietary Carbohydrate Consumption at Breakfast on Food Intake, Glycemic Response, and Subjective Appetite
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of carbohydrates of familiar breakfast meals on glycemic response, subjective appetite, and food intake in normal weight (NW) and overweight or obese (OW/OB) children.
- Trial name
- NCT03045354
- Testing
- Mashed potatoes, Traditional breakfast, Breakfast skipping
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University